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victorkchun
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Posted on: Apr 12, 2011 - 9:42am
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Frank,
Great picture! If you can email me the image (350 dpi, 5 X 7 size) and
caption, I will try to get it in my book to salute those that made the
supreme sacrafice.
Thanks,
Victor
email: victorkchun@aol.com
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Will Day
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 Posted on: Apr 12, 2011 - 1:19pm
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Bravo Zulu, Frankie
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Apr 15, 2011 - 4:24am
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I was very happy to meet with the WWII NAVY VETERAN that I had seen at the PT BOAT MEMORIAL. At first he had mentioned he was on the USS BIDDLE, but after talking with his Son, it was evident he was suffering from Dementia. I sat down with him and although a struggle, he started to remember things. Afer looking at some letters and papers his son showed me, he served on the USS BENHAM DD-397. Mr. Jannotti told me of his ship taking off survivors of the stricken USS YORKTOWN. Getting him to remember was a tough chore, but I managed to pry him a bit, and he said his ship was jumped by Japanese planes in the Savo area. A large bomb had blown off the bow of his ship, but they were still floating. He rembered another ship picking up his crew, although he could not tell me which one, and they were taken to another base. I asked him about the PT BOATS and he seemed to perk up. He said he remembered two PT BOATS along side the Destroyer, and he and some other crew members jumped on one of the boats.
I asked him if he remembered which boat he was on, or any names, but this was lost in time. All he said was they were dam fast and he remembers the engines making a large racket. He says the PT BOATS beat the Destroyer in to the base by a large margin. He said the PT BOAT guys were very nice but were scruffy and needed a shave. He thinks they landed at Espiritu Santo but was not sure. It was real nice meeting him, and better yet to find out that PT BOATS were a part of the USS BENHAM's rescue.
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Apr 15, 2011 - 6:17am
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Frank;
I was right, as I told you in my previous off site e-mail, he was picked up by Leonard Nickoloric in PT 37 the log states: 1230 hrs. Picked up survivors off Savo Island. 1330 hrs. Transferred survivors to USS Meade. 2117 hrs. Underway for patrol. No contact.
This is the only boat that makes mention of picking up survivors, however, Brent Greene in PT 39 and Robbie Robinson with Stilly Taylor in PT 46 were also out on this patrol. These were the only three boats able to go out that night as the other 5 boats were in various stages of repair.
Take care,
TED
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Apr 21, 2011 - 12:21pm
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Thats great News Ted. It was fun meeting with this man, and even better that we can narrow things down to the early boats, as to who might have picked him up. I love it when a plan comes together............
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