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Topic: PT-61 Update, Stan Pienkowski’s current build |
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Lew Zee
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 Posted on: Aug 12, 2016 - 11:59am
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Ted,
I did not get the email on the enlisted crew. I checked all, including my junk mail. My email on the forum is correct but you can also try: info@lewsmodlboats.org
Thanks for the color information. I guess I might not be too far off with my green. I didn't think it was a light green. It is hard to tell with B&W photos but the boats do look dark in contrast.
Well, back to scratch building the 40's.
Thanks,
Lew
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Posted on: Aug 12, 2016 - 12:19pm
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Aug 12, 2016 - 5:51pm
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Lew;
That looks really good.
Take care,
TED
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Aug 13, 2016 - 9:14am
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PT 61 ATKINSON -TEIGAN CREW:
CMOMM Henry “Hank” B. Blake - 8/26/43
MOMM 2/C Harold N. Gerard - 4/26/43-2/24/44
GM2/C John C. Palmer - 4/26/43
GM3/C Curtis J. Pursch - 4/26/43 - 2/9/44
F 1/C R. E. Sherer - 4/28/43
RM 3/C Ralph H. Strebig - 4/26/43
F 1/C C.P. Wysocki - 5/31/43 - 2/9/44
QM3/C G. Soteropoulos - 6/28/43
TM 1/C Grover T. Scarborourgh - 7/21/43 – 9/2/43
MOMM 1/C Sheldon P. Hurley - 9/9/43
RM1/C L.L. Langley - 9/9/43 – 12/1/43
GM 1/C Daniel B. Shea - 9/9/43- 12/1/43
GM 3/C E.L. Sanko - 9/9/43 – 12/1/43
MOMM 2/C Lloyd Stromert - 9/9/43 – 12/1/43
TM 2/C Eric F. Samauelchek - 9/9/43-2/20/44
S 1/C H. E. Hiles - 9/13/43 - 2/9/44
MOMM 1/C William Johnston (Pt 109 Jfk Crew - 9/15/43
SC 2/C J H Dunlap - 9/9/43
SF 1/C W. R. Fannin - 10/11/43-2/9/44
S 2/C Joseph D. Collins - 12/1/43 – 2/9/44
S 2/C J. P. Collins - 12/1/43 – 2/9/44
RM 3/C N.L. Evans - 12/1/43 – 2/21/44
SC 3/C N.J. Lauria - 2/9/44
RM 2/C R.E. Kammer - 1/28/44
S 1/C Richard E. Widdows - 2/10/44 – 2/24/44
GM 3/C John R. Day - 1/6/44 – 1/25/44
GM 2/C Robert H. Downing - 1/6/44 – 1/25/44
GM 3/C John Ford - 1/6/44 – 1/25/44
S 2/C Jack S. Marshall - 1/6/44 – 1/25/44
QM 2/C R.B. Sullivan - 2/24/44
MOMM 1/C J.P. Buchheit - 1/22/44
MOMM 2/C V.J. Casey - 2/23/44
MOMM 2/C G. E. Walter - 2/23/44
GM2/C E.A. Maier - 2/9/44
PT 61 SKIPPERS AND EXECS:
(From Earlier post on Page 5)
RON 4
ENS. John Clagett 2/19 -5/18/42 CO(Plankowner, accepted and picked up boat at ELCO).
ENS. James E. Miller 2/19 -5/18/42 EXEC (Plankowner)
LCDR Henry Farrow 5/18 - 6/15/42 CO
LT. Henry Robert Montgomery 5/18 - 5/24/42 EXEC
ENS Joseph C. Kernell 5/18 -6/24/42 CO
ENS James Brent Greene 5/18 -6/24/42 EXEC
While attached to RON 4 PT 61 was a training boat, so Skippers and Exec's and crews would rotate every other day, underway.
RON 2 transferred with crew to on May 7, 1942
RON 3(2) transferred with crew to on July 27, 1942
LT. Hugh M. Robinson 6/24 - 11/42 CO
ENS Joseph C. Kernell 6/24 - 11/42 EXEC
ENS Joseph C. Kernell 11/42- 2/18/42 CO
CMM Arthur Stuffert COB(Chief of the Boat)/EXEC 11/42-2/1/43
ENS. John F. "Jake" Kearny 2/1 - 2/18/43 EXEC
LT Allan H. Harris 2/17 - 3/29/43 CO
LT. Richard D. Mahan 2/17 - 3/29/43 EXEC
LT Richard D. Mahan 3/29 - 4/10/43 CO
LT Harold D. Ashman 4/6 - 4/10/43 EXEC
LTjg Joseph C. Kernell 4/26 - 8/10/ 43 CO
ENS Kenneth W. Prescott 4/26 - 8/10/43 EXEC
ENS V. Purton 5/16-5/19/43 3rd Officer
ENS Kenneth W. Prescott 8/10 - 9/1/43 CO
ENS William Clement Fisher 8/10 - 9/1/43 EXEC
ENS Joseph G. Atkinson 9/1/43 - 1/26/44 CO
ENS Kenneth W. Prescott 9/1 - 9/3/43 (sent to sickbay in Sept., Malaria left boat).
ENS William Clement Fisher 9/1/43 3rd Officer/ 9/3/43-1/26/44 EXEC
LTjg Bayard L. Teigan 1/24- 2/24/44 CO (signed and turned over 61 boat to Standard Landing Craft Unit 14, Commander Naval Base, New Georgia)
ENS Isaac J. Mitchell 1/26/ - 2/24/44 EXEC
Hope this helps, all info is from PT 61 Logbook pages.
Take care,
TED
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Lew Zee
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Posted on: Aug 13, 2016 - 3:51pm
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Ted,
Once again, a big thanks for the info!
Did the PT-61 (as a gunboat) have any notable action? I have a few of the squadron reports where the 61 is listed but no specific details. Only that it went out on patrols.
What I am looking for is a specific date that I can attach to the boat's plaque identifying what mission the boat is on as well as the crew names.
Lew
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Posted on: Aug 13, 2016 - 6:21pm
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Lew;
I currently have only 70 pages of PT 61's logbooks(like PT 48, there is probably 8 books). I will send you something when I receive it.
Joe Atkinson only wrote what was needed.
Examples"
Oct 27, 1943:
1750: Underway on patrol in company PT's 161, 160. Officer in command onboard PT 160.
2035: On station for patrol.(the rest of the page is blank, because nothing significant happened. then next page he is back at base.).
Nov. 15. 1943:
1830: Underway on patrol in company with PT 103, PT 65, and LCI 23.
Dec 23, 1943:
1800: Underway on patrol in company with PT 60.
2035: On station.
Take care,
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Lew Zee
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Posted on: Nov 2, 2016 - 8:11pm
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Do any of you know if the added guns (50 cal's and 40mm's) were painted the same color as the gunboats 59, 60, & 61?
Were the Army 40mm's painted or left O.D.?
Lew
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Lew Zee
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Posted on: Nov 2, 2016 - 8:12pm
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Do any of you know if the added guns (50 cal's and 40mm's) were painted the same color as the gunboats 59, 60, & 61?
Were the Army 40mm's painted or left O.D.?
Lew
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Nov 3, 2016 - 5:01am
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Lew;
It is a safe bet to say they were, since it was SOP to put all three in drydock for hull inspection, this would have been the perfect time to have them repair any hull issues and repaint them. It must be mentioned PT 59 prior to this had that funky WW 1 style partial camo prior to this. All this would have been taken care of during the period they were alongside USS Argonne for conversion.BTW everything in the Black and white photos appears to be a uniform color.
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