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Jeff D
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 Posted on: Aug 15, 2022 - 10:42am
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You are very welcome Joe. Thank you for joining us, for the links, and for helping Jerry and the group in the amazing restoration of PT 658! Now if we can only find you guys an Elco... :D
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Joe Reese |
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Posted on: Aug 17, 2022 - 12:10pm
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Thanks Jerry and Jeff.
That was a pretty wild tour. Loved every minute of it. I think the wife loved it too, mainly because none of her girlfriends can say they've pointed a 20mm Oerlikon at their husbands before.
I am still haunted by that trash can. I was going for the hastily-hand-painted look, and have been wanting to redo it better, ever since.
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Joe Reese
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Posted on: Aug 17, 2022 - 2:19pm
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You may have seen this already, but this was listed in the German navy archives as a source for the action.
https://www.squadron34.com/pt509
The site authors have taken the time to put together a timeline from the war diaries, and there is a youtube video as well, which I am about to watch.
The link came from here, which is the German naval archives and is in German. I am stuck with google translate, but there is a very brief mention of the combat action with the 509.
https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/minensucher/ausgabe.php?where_value=1951
And here is the minesweeper page, which links the archive above with the M 4626.
https://historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/minensucher/beschreibung.php?site=37&var1=wert1&var2=wert2
As far as I've explored so far, these sites have been free. I haven't encountered any paywalls or anything, thus far.
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Coley Johnson
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Posted on: Aug 19, 2022 - 3:57pm
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Thank all of you for the additional information. I was aware of the monument on Jersey Island. I recently purchased your books Frank and my mother has enjoyed looking at them. I tried uploaded a picture of Tony but I guess the file was too large. I'll try to make adjustment and get some of my photos uploaded soon. I did upload one of the actual wreck of 509 on the sea floor that I found recently. There are pictures from a museum on Jersey island of artifacts brought up from the wreck some years ago.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Aug 21, 2022 - 5:39am
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Coley thanks so very much in purchasing my books. I am so happy that your Mom is enjoying them
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