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CJ Willis
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Posted on: Jan 19, 2017 - 8:50am
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Jerry you are right - PT 242 was the boat I served aboard. I did not know Roushkoulp. He would have been a crew member sometime after me. My whole crew was relieved when I was relieved of duty in Nov 1944. after 13 months in the Solomons. The new crew then took 242 to the Philippines there it was placed in Ron 16, I believe in Feb 1945. I was later in the Philippines at Base 17 for 8 months before the war ended but I never saw the 242 there.
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Christian Johnston
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Posted on: Jan 19, 2017 - 11:29am
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Thank you all so much for your responses and information! It is simply amazing to me that all of this information arose simply from some writing on the back of a bill that's been in my jewelry box for years now.
Mr. Willis' stories and information here are actually what drew me to this place. As I searched for PT 242 and Mr. Roushkoulp, I repeatedly saw the name "CJ Willis" and associated stories. But, as I put two and two together in bits and pieces, I noticed that it did seem that Mr. Roushkoulp was on the RON to which the PT 242 was transferred after Mr. Willis' RON was decommissioned--or at least, something to that effect. I can't recall for certain (I did a LOT of reading last night), but did I see something about Mr. Willis being on RON 23 after RON 19--am I remembering correctly? If so, I suppose Mr. Roushkoulp and Mr. Willis could've been in the same squadron for a short period of time, depending on the dates. (It appears Mr. Roushkoulp was temporarily in 23 before being moved to 16.)
Out of all of the information I managed to find, I could only find very little on Mr. Roushkoulp. Outside of his military career, it seems he did marry, but she has also passed (according to online records). I believe he has a daughter, though, and I have reached out to her. I know that, if it were my father, I would love to have trinkets like this.
I'd also like to add a quick but heartfelt thank you to you all for your service to our country. I am not personally in the military, though a majority of my family has served at some point in life. This search has been absolutely amazing to me--seeing video of PT 242 and even finding relatives of this person who has been such a mystery to me for all these years. Incredible!
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Will Day
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 Posted on: Jan 19, 2017 - 9:26pm
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IS THIS A GREAT SITE, OR WHAT?
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