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Frank J Andruss Sr
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 Posted on: Sep 11, 2009 - 11:15am
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Dear IAFF
Please contact me at mosquitofleet@comcast.net Thanks very much
Frank J Andruss Sr.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Sep 11, 2009 - 1:05pm
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I have a photo showing Douglas Fairbanks in the cockpit of what is captioned the 303 boat... I also show the FASCINATING BITCH as being PT-306, but the names changed around a lot.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Sep 11, 2009 - 1:08pm
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You know what, guys? Maybe the 310 was named KRAUT BUSTER. It would have made sense, and that S could maybe be a K in the pictures (if you squint real hard) lol...
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Roger D Rook
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Posted on: Sep 13, 2009 - 8:29pm
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I have a photo from my father that is annotated "Some of the Crew - PT 310".
In the photo are two officers who my father identified as " Mr. Wallace" and "Mr. Basso"
Looks like its "Fascinatin Bitch"
Clyde, "Mr. Basso" is in the top row 3rd from the left in the photo I sent you.
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Roger D Rook
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Posted on: Sep 13, 2009 - 8:36pm
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Just found another photo which identified the "British Commander" of the 310 as "Mr. Wallace"
The photo also shows the 310 with the two swastikas.
Also found this reference on the net :
16 December 1944
Motor torpedo boat PT-310, in company with a British motor torpedo boat, attacks four north-bound F-lighters a mile off Point Sestri; the allied craft claim one F-lighter probably sunk and one damaged.
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Roger D Rook
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Posted on: Sep 13, 2009 - 8:51pm
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Will, although "KRAUT BUSTER" would make sense I just don't see it in the photo.
If you magnify the name and compare the "S" in the first unknown name with the "S" in BUSTER they look identical.
So I would have to say that the boats name at the time of the photo is still unknown and as follows:
"S ? ? U T B U S T E R"
Could be Snout or Scout or somehting else. Time will tell. Someone must have a photo somewhere.
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Posted on: Sep 14, 2009 - 4:20pm
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Roger and Will,
I looked at the old website Defendersofamerica.org and it says Larry Noble (who was the XO of PT306) says the "Fascinatin Bitch" was the name of PT306 not PT310. Here is an explanation from his memiors he wrote, named aptly enough "The day of the Bitch"
"Larry Noble was the Executive Officer of PT306 and the Commanding Officer of PT313. Now before anyone gets too upset at us about this story's title, that was what they had named PT-306 ('Fascinatin Bitch' - see upper right photo in Larry's album on page 19). This is Larry's highly detailed accounting of some of their actions. It also explains many of the sad and disturbing photos you see in Bill Pleasants' album. You should also be aware that Larry has just provided us with his WWII photo album to put online. As of Memorial Day 2001, it is complete."
EXCERPTS FROM "THE DAY OF THE BITCH"
(No rights reserved-no contrary opinions or statements allowed)
Observations on the course of events as they concerned PT Ron 22, seen from the deck of the 306 (and 313) through the sometimes bleary orbs of its exec from roughly Dec. '43 to April '45.
Just to make things clear what name what what boat. Jerry
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Roger D Rook
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Posted on: Sep 14, 2009 - 7:33pm
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Jerry,
Thanks...at the time of the post that you are referencing I had not reviewed all of the posts and upon doing so realized the error of my conclusion.
Roger
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