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» Topic: RON 36 member passes on.
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First time posting for me here, i enjoy all the info about the PT's. My uncle, Rudolph (Ralph) Lux died today in Delray Beach, FL. He was the QM on the 522 boat. My uncle was originally from Rhode Island, so he diden't have to go far for his training. I always wish i had asked him more about his exploits on the boat, the last time i was with him however, he did tell me a few things. One was how his boat saved a Navy flier shot down, a Japanese boat/barge, he said, had 4 Japenese on it and was almost upon the flier, when my uncle's boat got there in the nick of time, killing the Japenese and saving the flier. Another he told me was how PT's would make raid's on small Jap held island's, and at least one time they took prisoner's, my uncle told me he held a tommy gun to a Jap prisoner. Also on these raid's, he told me he found some kind of instrument, i think it had something to do with navigating the boat, and how he used it on his boat to navigate, he said it was better than the American instrument he was using. Well that's all i can remember, i'd just like to say Thank's to all Veteran's, esp. you WW2 vet's, and also all you PT vet's.

Posted By: damnyankee60 | Posted on: Sep 30, 2008 - 6:06pm
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From a RON 36 relative to another, please accept my condolences on the passing of your uncle.

Too bad we didn't meet earlier. My cousin was skipper of the 523.




Posted By: Robert Orrell | Posted on: Oct 1, 2008 - 2:39am
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Robert,

See my posting below. I see that your cousin was skipper of 523. That boat had at least one mission with the Alamo Scouts. Drop me a line if you wish. zee61@aol.com


Hello everyone. I need your help finding PT boat crews to interview for an upcoming book!

As the historian for the Alamo Scouts Assn., I am compiling an oral history of the unit to include accounts by PT boat members who had contact with and/or who supported Scout missions in New Guinea from Dec 43-Oct 44 and in the Philippines from Oct 44-Oct 45. I believe that including accounts from PT boat veterans adds balance and perspective to the Scouts incredible record of some 110 missions behind the lines without losing a man killed or captured, and will help shed light on the importance of PT boats and their crews in the Scouts success. It is hoped that the book will be published late this year. I have already interviewed over a dozen men and hope to continue for another six months.
Those Alamo Scouts missions supported by PT boats operated mostly from Fergusson Island, Mios Woendi, Biak, and Roemberpon Island in 1944, and from and from numerous advance PT bases on Leyte and Luzon. Those PT boats and other naval craft known to have supported Alamo Scouts training and live operations are:

PTs 74, 127, 132, 190, 193, 194, 300, 312, 317, 321, 326, 331, 363, 379, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 494, 495, 497, 522, 523, 524, 546, 551. LCIs 364, 432. LCS 10, LST 708.

If you served aboard one the boats listed above or on another boat which supported the Alamo Scouts, please drop me an email. Thanks for your help…and for your service. Please visit our website at: www.alamoscouts.org


Lance

Posted By: Alamo Scout | Posted on: Jan 19, 2009 - 10:39am
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