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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Nov 14, 2013 - 1:37pm
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All;
I zoomed the McNally 009 photo in photobucket x 200 first, then x400, and this photo is not the same boat at a later date, it appears to PT 169 RON 10 1944-45, taken from another boat.
you guys take a look and see if you agree.
Take care,
TED
P.S. if you guys agree, then the first Elco probably IS a RON 18, RON 25 or RON 27 boat, since these RON's operated on joint patrols together with RON 10, at Morotai and Balikpapan.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Nov 15, 2013 - 10:29pm
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Definitely a different boat.
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Nuge210
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Posted on: Nov 16, 2013 - 8:02am
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It would be interesting to find out which Ron's the men in the 11th ( 2-43 ) class were ordered to. As Charlie stated for John McNally, it was Ron 17. Ted Meredith, who is front row, fifth from the left, says that eight classmates went to Ron 21 ( Joe Burk is one of them, 4th from R, front row ).
Gene Foncannon is third row, tenth from the left. The only on Ron 15 man that I know in the photo is John Steinson, back row, sixth from the right.
Ted Meredith went to Ron 7, and eventually took over the 129 boat.
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Jeannie
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Posted on: Nov 16, 2013 - 8:41am
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Hi Everyone!
Thank you for all the responses. I have a request in with the PT Boaters Organization in TN and I'm hoping to get the group and boat number , if this is possible,in the next few weeks. Your information has been invaluable and I'm certainly learning a lot. As soon as I learn anything new I will post it.
Jeannie
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Nov 16, 2013 - 9:59am
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Steve;
Gene Foncannon went to Skipper PT 108 RON 5, then PT 374 RON 38.
Take care,
TED
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29navy
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Posted on: Nov 16, 2013 - 1:53pm
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List of assignments, I'll see if I can paste it here.
Lloyd F Anderson, Jr - RON 17
Ralph A Arnold - RON 19
Joseph Bakura - Radar
Joseph C Beckman, Jr - RON 4
James R Boyd - RON 26
Kenneth E Bryant - RON 19
Joseph W Burk - RON 21
Joseph M Butterworth, jr - RON 19
Oliver B Cragar - RON 8
William F Crawford - RON 19
Bernard A Crimmins - RON 21
Thomas W Dalton, Jr - RON 19
Alan N Drew - RON 17
John M Eastham, Jr - RON 21
Edwin K Enterline - RON 5
Eugene B Foncannon - RON 3
Harry C Fraser, Jr - RON 4
Phillip M Furbay - RON 4
William P Hall - RON 21
Alex C Ham, Jr - RON 2
Norbert G Hartman - RON 2
Basil Heatter - RON 26
Smithy Higgins, jr - RON 5
David W Hildner - RON 1
Alma Hue Jewkes - RON 26
John I Jones - NOT PT
George L A Kelly - MTBSTC
Byron F Kent - RON 17
Robert L Lanning, jr - RON 21
Richard H Lewin - RON 5
Stuart A Lewis - RON 21
Edward H Lockwood - RON 17
Kenneth DMalloy - RON 21
Robert E McCarthy - RON 17
Robert S McConnick - RON 17
Hoyt W McFall, Jr - RON 17
John J McGlynn - RON 5
Alpine N McLane - RON 19
George J McManus - RON 17
John F McNally - RON 17
William N Mead - RON 17
James E Meredeth - RON 7
Hans S Moller, Jr - RON 19
Joseph E Murray - RON 17
Roger W Nelson - RON 5
Clyde K Nichols - RON 4
Albert J Nugon, Jr - RON 19
John E O'Leary - RON 26
Louis E Smith - RON 21
Raymond R Smith - NOT PT
John A Steinson, Jr - RON 4
Thomas O Tarbox - RON 17
Vance W Torbert, jr - RON 3
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29navy
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Posted on: Nov 18, 2013 - 6:15am
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Keep in mind that these were the assignments that were initially proposed. Things could have changed on the way to their assignment. NOT PT indicates that they did not pass the course and are being assigned to the Fleet but not to PT service. The one that says RADAR was assigned to a radar course and then will be assigned to a Squadron after the course.
(Thanks for the assist, Dick)
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Jeannie
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Posted on: Nov 21, 2013 - 10:29am
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Hi PT Boaters,
Alyce Guthrie from the PT Museum just provided some updated info to me regarding my Dad's assignment . It was PT boat 234 in the Ron 17 you mentioned.
Thank you again for everyone's efforts in helping me out.
Jeannie
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Nov 21, 2013 - 4:33pm
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Jeannie;
Go to :http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05234.htm
and see a photo of your Dad's boat, 1944-1945.
Enjoy!
Take care,
TED
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