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Nathaniel Smith
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 Posted on: May 28, 2013 - 11:40am
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Great descriptions CJ!
This is the Galley Ashore for PT-154 (from Pat Rogers) on Stirling Island c. October 1943
The cook is C.W.Bourneman from the LA area. The famous Ford Lunch was his previous employment.
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Pat Rogers
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Posted on: May 29, 2013 - 2:17am
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Nat, you should have included pictures of our dining room area. Picture was taken around the early poart of November 1943
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David Buck
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Posted on: May 29, 2013 - 3:25am
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Did I hear someone say they had it rough, that looks to be at least a 4 Star Rated Palm tree Chow Hut
C.W. has that look that lets you know he is rather proud at that moment.
But you can see that a hell of a lot of work has gone into his display.
It shows how much effort these guys put into making life a little better for themselves and their mates while being in the islands.
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Nathaniel Smith
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Posted on: May 29, 2013 - 5:06am
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Pat Rogers suggested I post this picture.
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earl
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Posted on: May 29, 2013 - 8:56am
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hi cj and all.
my base tent was up to the left up on the hill past the base galley.fromm wherre it was i could look down towarrds the lagoon and it was also a good spot to watch all the gq tracers fgoing uup qand down.someone told me there wqs a sort of airstrip to tjjhe north past our base and the jkaps were tryiing to bommb it art night.lot oof ti,es and dropped their bombns wherever they could.of i am not mistaken someone pressed the comndiition black button fopr "imvasion" by mmistake,toy can imagine what confusiopn that started up.
tajke care giys and dream about all the memories we have earl
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Will Day
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Posted on: May 29, 2013 - 11:00am
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Thanks for posting, C.J. and Earl!
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Frank Andruss
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Posted on: May 29, 2013 - 11:20am
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Love hearing from you C.J. and EARL, we love your stories.
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CJ Willis
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Posted on: May 29, 2013 - 1:44pm
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Earl I did have Christmas Dinner at the base chow hall at noon there at Treasury in 1943. You probably cooked it for us. Had turkey and all the trimmings. Best fresh meat we had had for a long time. To celebrate Christmas the Medical officers poured a couple gallons of Grade A alcohol in the grapefruit juice. We dipped it out with our metal canteen cups and I believe we were also issued two warm beers after dinner. No patrol that night for 242. We had been out the night before.
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earl
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Posted on: May 29, 2013 - 8:29pm
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hey cj\ i thionkl i remember that meal. glad you enjoyed it.
p/s were you tjhe one that passed out in the wash tub?sure made a mess of it. heee heee
if i knew it was oyou then i would have baked you a cake with some alky in it
eARL
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MN Gal
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Posted on: Jun 4, 2013 - 3:39pm
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Nat,
Thank you so much for the photo's.
What a fun conversation from all of you.
Thanks to all
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