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EARL RICHMOND
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Posted on: Jun 20, 2008 - 1:05pm
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PAT I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE PHOTO YOU HAVE. BEFORE I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 108 BOAT AS COOK I WAS A BASE COOK ON RENDOVA, TREASURY AND TEMPORAIRILLY ON EMIRAU..A LOT OF THE BOAT CREWS WOULD COME TO THE BASE GALLEYS WHEN THEY WERE NOT ON PATROLS. GAVE THEM A WELL EARNED BREAK FROM THE LIMITED MEALS THEY HAD ON THE BOATS. AND THEY COULD RELAX A LITTLE BIT MORE EATING . EARL
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Nathaniel Smith
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 Posted on: Aug 3, 2008 - 12:23pm
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Earl Richmond has loaned me some photos. He specifically suggested that I post the Calvertville pictures. Earl has a few xeroxes of a magazine article and I did the best I could to copy them.
To answer my original question, I believe Calvertville to be located just to the north of Sesapi on Tulagi Island. Calvertville was the residental section of the PT Boat base on Tulagi near the utility section called Sesapi. My guess residential was pretty rustic. Both the descriptions provided by Earl and Pat about the place leave all hope of comfort behind. On one picture, Earl shows where his tent was located.
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Nathaniel Smith
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Posted on: Nov 14, 2008 - 5:31pm
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I found a map on-line from a book, World War II Pacific Island Guide by Gordon L. Rottman. It places Calvertville across the harbor from Sesapi on Florida Island. I showed the map to Earl today and I he gives it his blessing. His exact words: The map is exactly right and that we WERE across from each other.
If the research was easy it would not be so much fun. Thanks all.
Nat
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Nov 16, 2008 - 8:06am
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So...Calvertville was actually on Florida Island, not Tulagi....
Does anyone know which islands were knicknamed the "Sing-Song" islands that the PTs passed on their way out and back on patrols? Were they Tanombogo and Govalu?
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