Author |
Topic: PT Boat name |
|
James Friedman
New Member
|
Posted on: Mar 12, 2014 - 5:34pm
|
Charlie,
Colin says he has been attributing it to Ermal R. Welsch, Squadron 29 in the ETO. Does this help?
James
James Friedman |
Total Posts: 11 | Joined:
Mar 11, 2014 - 6:40pm | IP
Logged
|
|
James Friedman
New Member
|
Posted on: Mar 12, 2014 - 5:36pm
|
Charlie,
Colin says he has been attributing it to Ermal R. Welsch, RON 29 in the ETO. Does this help?
James
James Friedman |
Total Posts: 11 | Joined:
Mar 11, 2014 - 6:40pm | IP
Logged
|
|
|
Wayne Traxel |
MASTER
|
Posted on: Mar 13, 2014 - 1:12pm
|
Ron 29 consisting of PT's 552-563 operated in the Mediterranean in 1944. Don't recall the nick names of all these craft, but they were named after cartoonist Al Capp's, Dog Patch characters in the Lil Abner comic strip. The Ron 29 Insignia featured Lil Abner surfing on a torpedo. Hope this helps.
Wayne Traxel |
Total Posts: 248 | Joined:
Oct 11, 2006 - 5:40am | IP
Logged
|
|
James Friedman
New Member
|
Posted on: Mar 13, 2014 - 1:25pm
|
We're making Progress. I put Colin on to the PT Boat, inc. web site last evening.
James
James Friedman |
Total Posts: 11 | Joined:
Mar 11, 2014 - 6:40pm | IP
Logged
|
|
James Friedman
New Member
|
Posted on: Mar 13, 2014 - 1:39pm
|
Mr. Welsch moved from the Nashville, TN area to Iowa.
James
James Friedman |
Total Posts: 11 | Joined:
Mar 11, 2014 - 6:40pm | IP
Logged
|
|
James Friedman
New Member
|
Posted on: Mar 13, 2014 - 1:39pm
|
Mr. Welsch moved from the Nashville, TN area to Iowa.
James
James Friedman |
Total Posts: 11 | Joined:
Mar 11, 2014 - 6:40pm | IP
Logged
|
|
Gary Paulsen
MASTER
|
Posted on: Mar 14, 2014 - 3:03pm
|
James,
Found a Ermal Robert Welsch born 3-22-1921 near Lafayette Indiana Died 7-20-2003 in Des Moines Iowa. Had an obituary posted in the Des Moines Register 7-23-2003 but sadly they don't have any obit posted electronically prior to 2006. Maybe someone in Iowa can visit the Register morgue to see if there is better info. Found this info on Ancestry.com but no info on military service. Hope this helps narrow your search.
Gary
|
Total Posts: 249 | Joined:
Feb 14, 2009 - 6:31am | IP
Logged
|
|
29navy
TOP BOSS
|
Posted on: Mar 14, 2014 - 3:47pm
|
There is an Ermal R Welsch that graduated with the Midshipman class of September 1943 at Notre Dame. He was from Wolcott, Ind. Wabash College, class of 1943.
Now we're starting to whittle things down.
Well, I've check all my MTBSTC officer rosters for the time period after September 1943 and Ermal Welsch does not show up on any of the lists.
Charlie |
Total Posts: 598 | Joined:
Dec 28, 2006 - 3:02pm | IP
Logged
|
|
|
James Friedman
New Member
|
Posted on: Mar 14, 2014 - 7:07pm
|
Thank you Charlie & Gary. I'll pass your information on to Colin.
James
James Friedman |
Total Posts: 11 | Joined:
Mar 11, 2014 - 6:40pm | IP
Logged
|
|