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 Author  Topic: Some new photos from Bob Hostetter RON25 and RON40 Morotai/Samar
  Jerry Gilmartin

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Jerry Gilmartin   Send Email To Jerry Gilmartin Posted on: Aug 29, 2010 - 1:19pm
Hi gang,
Here are some photos I scanned then posted to our Photobucket account of one of our vets who has taken his last patrol, Bob Hostetter. He was XO on PT344 in RON25 at Morotai and on PT595 of RON40 at Samar. I thought it was significant this is a photo of the Italieri Model PT Boat. Some are pretty interesting. Jerry

PT595 and 594


PT592 in drydock


PT594 crewmen


PT346 flying confederate flag?


PT349 trading with natives


RON25 at PT Base Morotai PT355 Hells Cargo, PT134 and PT344 in back


RON25 boats nested alongside USS Orestes AGP10 around Morotai


RON25 PT Boat in A Frame lift on USS Orestes AGP10


PT344 touching up RON25 logo Morotai


John Akin's PT24 at Pearl City with Depth Charges 300 and 600 pounders for testing of clearing minefields prior to Iwo Jima Invasion


Jap surrender party from Halmahera approaching Pulau Sum Sum and PT Boats Based at Morotai


Jap General on PT Boat at Pulau Sum Sum Island during surrender


Jap surrender party disembarks from daihatsu barge at Pulau Sum Sum Island near PT Base Morotai


Color photo of MoMM1 Eugene Wilkinsons 80 foot Elco underway


Photo of Ens Bob Hostetter in Isabella, Phillipines, while XO of PT344/PT595 Sept1945



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Frank J Andruss Sr

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Thanks for sharing some of these photos Jerry. Great shots...........


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TED WALTHER

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Jerry;
Awesome shots of RON 25 and RON 40 boats!!!
Thanks for posting them.
Take care,
TED


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Will Day

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Thanks, Jerry. Great stuff!

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Wonderful pictures!!


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Drew Cook

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Thanks for posting those great photos, Jerry.

It's always fascinating to see the life the guys lived on the boats in photos, and there's lots of excellent PT detail in some of them, such as that different-looking "secondary" searchlight on the 344. I've never seen one like that before!


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Hey Jerry, really nice photos.

What is the significance of numerals on the radar domes, at least I guess that's what they are ?

Does it have to do with a certain Ron ?



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  Jerry Gilmartin

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Jerry Gilmartin   Send Email To Jerry Gilmartin Posted on: Aug 31, 2010 - 2:10pm
Hi Steve!
I have no idea? Maybe Frank Andruss or Ted may know? Sorry I just scanned them I was unable to ask Bob before he passed away about any of these pictures. Jerry

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TED WALTHER

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Steve and Jerry;
Just using photos of various RONS in the warzone as a reference, this was just a quick ID of a particular boat, I believe this practice started at Mios Woendi , simply because of the large number of boats there. However, in the sixth photo you can see one boat has a 5 on the radome(this could be PT 345, just guess), and another with the roman numeral lll, this is the first time I have seen a roman numeral used(maybe it is PT 343 )but as I also said this was just used for quick visual reference as the guys were heading down the pier towards their respective boats/or a "borrowed" boat for the nights patrol, because their regular boat was OOC/NMC, for that night.
Take care,
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Frank J Andruss Sr

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From what I remember the guys telling me, some of them painted a certain number on the Radar Dome for easy identification, as at times many boats were lashed together. As you can see from that one photo, many boats are in one place, and seeing a number that represented your boat was a quick fix to find your boat quickly, I have not seen the roman numerals used before.....


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