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Joey
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Posted on: Sep 24, 2014 - 6:49pm
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On August 17 my dad went to be with the Lord and his wife of 64 years before she passed away in 2012. He was very proud of his service aboard PT331. He spent his last couple of years at a nursing home and never missed a chance to tell people about being on a PT Boat in WWII. He was an insulator and was exposed to asbestos and that is what killed him. I am proud to say that I am his son.
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Frank Andruss
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Posted on: Sep 24, 2014 - 7:15pm
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Joey, very sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. Please take comfort in knowing that he is at the gates of Heaven, and as soon as they open, PT-331 will be there for him to board once more. God Bless you and your Family during this time. http://mosquito-fleet.gdinc.com/
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Sep 24, 2014 - 8:17pm
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Joey;
Sorry to hear of your loss. May it comfort you to know your Dad is a young man once again bouncing along on the waves aboard PT 331, with the warm sunlight on his face.
my condolences to you and your family in this difficult time.
TED
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29navy
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Posted on: Sep 25, 2014 - 5:30am
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Sorry for your loss, Joey. What was your dad's name?
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rickas
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Posted on: Sep 26, 2014 - 7:07pm
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Thoughts and Prayers go out to you and your family. One thing for certain; His service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Rick Schaefer
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Will Day
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Posted on: Sep 26, 2014 - 9:59pm
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FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS.....
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earl
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Posted on: Sep 28, 2014 - 6:20pm
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joey
please accept my codolences also.your father was a proud pt boater and was proud of you being a son that was there for him to tell about his service on the "boats"not many sons were given that opportunity.i thank you for listening to his haales snd sort of living them with him.thank you.
joeey.
he is now again on his boats with his shipmates and now reliving all the incudents over again with them.what a great re union that must have been..GOD BLESS
earl
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Roy Forbes
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Posted on: Sep 28, 2014 - 9:04pm
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Joey, I wonder if you have contacted the PT Boats national headquarters in Germantown, TN so they can list your dads name in the next newsletter. Very sorry to hear the sad news about your dad, a real WWII hero.
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