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Posted on: Jul 16, 2018 - 5:00pm
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Here's his movements from enlistment to arrival to RON 15:
Any questions, just ask.
Carse Elbart Rodgers SN 837-36-93
Enlisted 1 March 1943 in Birmingham, Ala.
Sent to Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, MD
10 March 1943 Apprentice Seaman
Changed rate to Fireman 3rd Class (at that time, same rate as seaman 2nd class – not a petty officer rate. Basically E-2)
Sent to Motor Machinist Mate school, Richmond, Va.
20 May 1943
Sent to Boston Receiving Station, Boston. (All MTBSTC students went to Boston RS prior to class starting)
23 July 1943
Sent to MTBSTC, Melville RI 14 August 1943.
Changed rate to Fireman 1st class (same as PO 3rd class but not a PO rating (E-4). Looks like he skipped Fireman 2nd.) This changed in January 1944 and he would have been a Motor Machinist mate 3rd class.)
1 Nov 1943
Transferred to Receiving Station Norfolk, VA for future transfer to ComEighth Fleet for assignment to MTB Ron 15
13 Nov 1943
Arrived MTB RON 15 from Receiving Station Oran, Algeria
5 Jan 1944
6 Jan 1944 – changed rate to MoMM3rd class.
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Brady
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Posted on: Jul 18, 2018 - 10:28am
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Thank you so much! That all coincides with my memories and what my mom told me. My folks started out very poor in rural Alabama. My dad's parents were both dead by the time he was 7 years old and he basically raised himself.
My mom's father was 38 when he was called to active duty from the reserves and he died during WWII. They had no resources to visit (except once) during his active duty time. My oldest son was only 3 when dad died, I'm going to try to put together a narrative of his short life so his 13 grandchildren will come to know him better.
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Nuge210 |
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 Posted on: Aug 13, 2018 - 5:56pm
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I am wondering if he might have been on the 204 in Ron 15, when she took the torpedo in the stern. That would have been May, 1944.
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Aug 15, 2018 - 5:25pm
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Steve;
Maybe, it might help if Brady posts the photo of the boat in drydock. I have only seen photos of PT 308 with stern damage.
Brady;
Jerry Gilmartin, has posted PT 204 photos from the collection of MoMM1/C Dave Prentice. You should take a look to see if your Dad is in any of the photos.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05204.htm
Take care,
TED
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