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 Author  Topic: PT490 info request
Robert Dymek

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Robert Dymek  Posted on: Oct 16, 2017 - 5:19pm
Looking for pics of PT490 and sqdrn 33......My grandfather served on 490 as radioman. I have a veteran owned and operated nonprofit military museum GHQ MILITARY MUSEUM and will be doing an exhibit of PT's in squadron 33.
Also any PT vets and modelers around the south Chicago area?

Thanks Bob . MA1 USNR GWOT......


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Jeff D

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Jeff D   Send Email To Jeff D Posted on: Oct 17, 2017 - 6:27am
Welcome Bob!

There's a high-res image of the 490 carrying MacArthur here: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/SC-262000/SC-262349.html

If you have trouble opening the high res .tiff file, I recommend Irfanview. It's free and I've used it for many years. When installing make sure to uncheck any additional programs like toolbars, not sure if it does or not though. http://www.irfanview.com/



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Gary Paulsen

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Bob,
May want to check this out too.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05490.htm


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Ray Wilbur

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Welcome aboard!

Ray

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  PT Conway

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of PT Conway  Posted on: Jan 12, 2018 - 7:32am
Hey Robert -

I just rejoined the forum - and saw your post. Let me know what you are interested in - my father, Paul Thomas Conway - was the QM and the forward .50 gunner for PT 490. He was on the boat the day MacArthur and his team were aboard, as well as several ops with drop-offs for submarines and raiders. I have the American flag that flew the day MacArthur was onboard, the Commissioning Pennant - and the original boat plaque (1 of 2) painted by Anthony Valero, that says Little Butch.

I have photos as well.

PT 490 Splinter

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  TED WALTHER

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of TED WALTHER   Send Email To TED WALTHER Posted on: Jan 13, 2018 - 8:00am
PT Conway;
Welcome back! Would it be possible for you to post some photos of these items from PT 490?
Take care,
TED


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  PT Conway

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of PT Conway  Posted on: Jan 13, 2018 - 10:02am
Good Morning Ted - and thank you for your request. Dick Washichek was very helpful getting me lined up yesterday to post photos.

I took several photos this AM of the PT 490 Ensign as well as the nameplate for the Little Butch. I will be posting these today. I will also post images of the writing on the back of the nameplate - my father had attended a Bull Session in 1985 in Augusta, Maine (one of several he went to) and he took the time to carefully list the crew members and where he took the nameplate off PT 490 (Samar).

I will also post several photos of Varney PT Boat models that I have - and while I recognize that the paint and details may not be to the standards of the experts on the forum, the nice memory I have is that the camouflage model was on his desk at the Department of Defense, where he worked for nearly 30 years after WWII.

Yesterday, I went ahead and posted a few photos on the forum that I had readily available on my laptop, including a great one of the 40MM on the fantail.

Cheers.

PT 490 Splinter

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  PT Conway

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of PT Conway  Posted on: Jan 13, 2018 - 10:02am
Good Morning Ted - and thank you for your request. Dick Washichek was very helpful getting me lined up yesterday to post photos.

I took several photos this AM of the PT 490 Ensign as well as the nameplate for the Little Butch. I will be posting these today. I will also post images of the writing on the back of the nameplate - my father had attended a Bull Session in 1985 in Augusta, Maine (one of several he went to) and he took the time to carefully list the crew members and where he took the nameplate off PT 490 (Samar).

I will also post several photos of Varney PT Boat models that I have - and while I recognize that the paint and details may not be to the standards of the experts on the forum, the nice memory I have is that the camouflage model was on his desk at the Department of Defense, where he worked for nearly 30 years after WWII.

Yesterday, I went ahead and posted a few photos on the forum that I had readily available on my laptop, including a great one of the 40MM on the fantail.

Cheers.

PT 490 Splinter

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  Jerry Gilmartin

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Jerry Gilmartin   Send Email To Jerry Gilmartin Posted on: Jan 20, 2018 - 5:47pm
Hello Conway,
I never saw these photos you posted. Can you post them here? I would really like to see them.
Jerry

Jerry Gilmartin
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PT Conway

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Jerry - thanks for your email. I actually posted about 16-17 images over on the PT Boat Forum Photo Gallery with the great assistance of Dick Washichek - please let me know if I can give you any other assistance. I will be posting more images in the next 7-10 days. Thank you for your interest.

PT 490 Splinter

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