PT Boat Forum


Moderated by: Dick, Jeff D

The PT Boat Forum ª PT Boats of WWII ª  PT Boats - General

Page: 1 of 1

« Back to Topic Index Page 123 | Replies: 2

 Author  Topic: Muster Rolls
Robert Orrell

Advanced Member
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Robert Orrell   Send Email To Robert Orrell Posted on: Jun 7, 2011 - 3:07am
Ancestry.com has acquired quite a few Navy Muster Rolls from 31 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1949. What excited me was the fact I found Muster Rolls for my cousin Robert Winfield Orrell from his re-assignment from USS Astoria to temp assignment on USS Leary and finally assignment to PT Ron 1 on 11 Jun 1940. I already had the Pearl Harbor Muster Rolls. Robert was re-assigned to Meville as an instructor in Nov 1942. I did not find the Muster Rolls for '44-'45 when Robert skippered PT 523 at Leyte Gulf.

Ancestry.com is available in most larger libraries or a 14 day free trial offer is available.

Here's an image of the Muster Roll showing Robert's assignment to Ron 1.




Total Posts: 80 | Joined: Jul 2, 2008 - 6:18am | IP Logged

AryehW

New Member
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of AryehW  Posted on: Mar 24, 2023 - 6:46am
Your cousin was selected to receive a commission. Commissioned officers are not listed in the muster rolls.In navy slang an officer with prior enlisted service is called a mustang. That may be why his boat was named "Mustang".


Total Posts: 3 | Joined: Mar 21, 2023 - 11:32am | IP Logged

  TED WALTHER

TOP BOSS
  

    
Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of TED WALTHER   Send Email To TED WALTHER Posted on: Mar 24, 2023 - 7:25pm
Robert;
Did you also know that your cousin LT. Robert Winfield Orrell USNR was g to he last CO of Miami Shakedown?
I refer you to the documents section of this website, go to The Administrative History of PT Boats, Chapter 18, his last name is misspelled,(unfortunately) but it is him.

Take care,
TED

P.S. BTW do you have any photos? I am specifically looking for Miami photos.


Total Posts: 3058 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am | IP Logged


Lock Topic

 

Forum Legend

New Member

Reply to topic

More than 25 posts | Full Member

Reply to topic with quoted message

More than 50 posts | Advanced Member

Edit Message

More than 150 posts | MASTER

View profile

More than 300 posts | TOP BOSS

Email member