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Higgins Fan

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Higgins Fan   Send Email To Higgins Fan Posted on: Oct 13, 2012 - 1:41pm
The charthouse will be fitted to the deck soon.

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Jim McDaniel

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Randy

I appreciated the photos of the engine room and restored Packard engine. My father was in RON 22 and he told of sleeping below on a very cold, stormy night patrol. He slept next to the engine to stay warm, and next morning he couldn't hear a thing. His hearing returned after a day or two.

Incidentally, I have snapshots of his from April '45 which were taken at Oran, Algeria. They show loading the boats onto transport ships to take back to the states for refitting. Dad said the crossing was very rough, and he thought they'd capsize, but they made it !



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RANDY SMITH

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JIM

IF YOU COULD EMAIL ME randy@rudysmith.com . I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO ON YOUR DAD, RON 22 OR THE BOATS THAT YOU COULD SHARE WITH US.
THANKS RANDY


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Higgins Fan

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Higgins Fan   Send Email To Higgins Fan Posted on: Oct 19, 2012 - 1:13pm
Awesome! BTW I found some levelometers today. A great day indeed.

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PT-305 Restoration
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http://www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/collections/artifacts/pt-305.html
Fb: PT-305 "USS Sudden Jerk"

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Bob

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Jim,
What boat was your Dad on? I would love to see those pictures too. E-mail mrfixithd@aol.com

Thanks,

Bob

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Higgins Fan

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Friends of PT-305 has a newsletter coming out soon. It is a work in progress and it is hoped to show photos of the progress.

I have a subscription form for anyone to fill out by going to the following link:

http://nationalww2museum.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=415745d1b76fbd303119c3f9a&id=03f846700d



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National WWII Museum
PT-305 Restoration
Phone: 504-528-1944 Extension 375
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/collections/artifacts/pt-305.html
Fb: PT-305 "USS Sudden Jerk"

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Higgins Fan

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There is a museum sponsored Flickr page of the 305 restoration, and more photos are headed its way.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/37935745@N02/sets/72157633389196396/


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PT-305 Restoration
Phone: 504-528-1944 Extension 375
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/collections/artifacts/pt-305.html
Fb: PT-305 "USS Sudden Jerk"

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Will Day

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JUST AWESOME, GUYS!!


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Bletchley

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Loving the restoration pics that I keep seeing on facebook. Where is she kept? I'll be down in New Orleans in a couple of weeks and would LOVE to see her for myself! Any chance that that could happen/ I could get some work time in on her?

Thanks a bunch for all that you're doing to keep this PT's legacy alive!

Cameron T. Smith
MIDN 3/C USN

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TED WALTHER

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Bletchley;
Welcome Aboard!!! I am sure there is plenty of work for a Midshipman 3/C!!! All you have to do is ask Bob or Randy, I realize the NOLA area might be you hometown, but if you could get some of your classmates(10-15) to come down and help, it would be greatly appreciated and the USNA Class of ? would be recognized. Not only would you and your classmates be learning about your heritage, but you would be restoring the past for future generations to learn about! what year are you in? Are you a Plebe? Who knows if you can work it out you might be able to be on this boat when she gets underway!
Take care,
TED
NR SBU 24/NR SBU 20/SBR 2/SBU 26/SBU-SBT 20


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