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TED WALTHER |
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 Posted on: Aug 31, 2018 - 6:57am
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Drew;
I haven't read that book in years, I will have to revisit it. It is more of a biography than a novel.
Take care,
TED
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ducati650
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Posted on: Aug 31, 2018 - 8:05am
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I never cease to be amazed by the depth of knowledge available on this board.
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Roy Forbes
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Posted on: Aug 31, 2018 - 11:15am
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These are great. I just love to see new unpublished photos. I wonder how may hundreds are still undiscovered stored away in albums or trunks and forgotten about.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Aug 31, 2018 - 5:01pm
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Yeah, I'm having trouble pulling up the PT King website. I'm getting a Directory and a couple of images.....
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Dick
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Posted on: Aug 31, 2018 - 5:07pm
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Yes, I know what is happening, I'll get hold of Gene and tell him how to correct the issue with his site. Since I host his site I took an "inside" look at it and found an easy fix.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Sep 1, 2018 - 4:12pm
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Thanks, Dick!
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Vincent Conti
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Posted on: Sep 30, 2018 - 5:45am
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Hi Will. I am a new member. My father who recently passed was on the 168. I believe it was Ron 10? He often went to the PT reunions and visited his mate's. As far as I know he was the last. They no longer have reunions. Sad...not many left. As soon as I figure out how to post photos I will. I don't even know which type of boat it was. It doesn't look like an Elco though. I was in the Navy as well. Thanx and i look forward to reading more of your posts.we're you on a boat?
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Vincent Conti
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Posted on: Oct 15, 2018 - 4:32am
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Thanx for the pics and info on Gene Kirkland.
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Oct 16, 2018 - 11:38am
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Vince,
Go to the NavSource website, and under Patrol Craft, find the PT boat section.
There's a list of all the PTs placed in service with the Navy, and when you click on the PT 168 listing, five photos come up, one of the crew grouped on and in front of the charthouse.
PT 168 was (originally) a zebra-striped 80' Elco PT, assigned to Ron 10 in the Solomon Islands. It was involved and damaged in the friendly-fire incident with AAF B-25s that sank PT 166, Ensign Barney Ross's boat (he was the exec), which was why Ross was unattached and hitched a ride with JFK on PT 109 the night the 109 was lost.
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Oct 16, 2018 - 11:40am
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