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Downloadable: An Administrative History of PT’s in World War II
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New Downloadable File:
This document is the [b][red]“An Administrative History of PT’s during World War II”[/b][/red], by the Office of Naval History, February 15, 1946.
This is an excellent look at the development and production of PT boats throughout the Second World War. It is 355 pages in all, but beware it is a hard read especially near the end because of the poor quality. I had worked on this for weeks and weeks trying everything possible to improve the quality, but it is still very much lacking. With the age and damage of the microfilm, it is nearly impossible to recreate a good copy by any other means then completely retyping the document, which I plan. But my typical three-finger per hand typing technique, makes for very slow work on a document of this size. The typing, my semi-unqunic typing technique, coupled with the readability quality, really slows down the process. Once complete I will load-up the newly recreated file for downloading. I will design the retyped version to look as close to the original as I can, I have a modified typeface that matches the original used typewriter perfectly, so with a little ageing it should appear as it originally did.
[b]On a Windows PC Computer:[/b] hold down your right mouse button directly on the file "Link" and choose " Save Target As . . ."
[b]On a Macintosh Computer:[/b] hold down your right mouse button directly on the file "Link" and choose "Download Linked File".
First click on this link to go to the download page:
[url]http://www.gdinc.com/Admin_History_PTBoat.html[/url]
If by chance 10, 20, or 30 of you guys (actually ANYONE) want to supply typing services, are welcome. Simply download the file and contact me then I will assign out 10 pages each time, so no duplicated efforts occur. No formatting is required, just simple typing and saving the file as any type of text file. Any unreadable area, just type in RED “unreadable”. Along with the typing you have to spell check and most importantly, proof-read what you typed against the actual text.
Have fun, reading
From the King of Dyslexia,
Dick
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Sep 21, 2010 - 1:24pm
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Dick,
I'll take a shot at some pages.
Al
Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Sep 21, 2010 - 2:28pm
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Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Sep 21, 2010 - 2:28pm
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Another important document, thank you once again guys.
I'd be happy to do a batch Dick.
Posted By: Jeff D | Posted on: Sep 21, 2010 - 8:53pm
Total Posts: 2200 | Joined: Dec 21, 2006 - 1:30am
Thanks guys , , ,
Your help will be greatly appreciated, I'll email your assigned block of ten pages. If after the horror of the first ten pages and you wish to continue (Please) I will assign another ten page block. Please don't hold me liable for loss of hair due pulling or yanking it out by hand.
Please, any one can join in. Just make a post or email me.
This is just simple typing in any type of word processor or note pad where the typed file can be saved as some type of text file. No formatting is required. Please be sure to spell check and proof-read your typing against the original. If you run into a section you can't read just type in "Can't Read", preferably in RED, at that point and simply continue on to a section that you can read.
Thanks,
Dick . . .
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Sep 22, 2010 - 8:16am
Total Posts: 1417 | Joined: Aug 27, 2006 - 6:36pm
Dick, you are superman, thanks so much for all you do on this message center, I'll email you about possibly helping, if I can figure out how to download this book.
Posted By: Black Ops | Posted on: Sep 22, 2010 - 9:06am
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Dick;
I ahve already been through this book today(slow day at the office), I especially enjoyed A.J. Higgins letter in the appendix, regarding suggested alterations, o existing PT's, and the Navy's abandonment of the Hellcat project. I laughed alot, as I know of similar situations. Send me my assigned pages!
TED
Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Sep 22, 2010 - 10:52am
Total Posts: 3059 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am
Hi Dick!
First of let me tell you this is an awesome project. I am standing by for my 10 page assignment! You have my email address. Jerry
Jerry Gilmartin
Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Sep 22, 2010 - 11:28am
Total Posts: 1473 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm
Ted & Jerry thanks for signing on, a pleasure to have you aboard.
Ted, those two last letters at the end of the document - were hilarious, this Mr. Higgins' clearly didn't hold back punches and spoke what ever came to his mind. I would love to have been a fly on the wall of a top Navy meeting and him, even more so, a Navy meeting with him AND Elco. It had to be a real treat. I read his book, and as dis-jointed, as it was, you could see he was a real Firebrand ! ! !
Dick . . .
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Sep 22, 2010 - 12:55pm
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Dick, I have downloaded the document and I am standing by for my typing assignment...............
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Sep 22, 2010 - 2:08pm
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Dick: Ready to type when you are ready to assign.
Will
Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Sep 22, 2010 - 3:34pm
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Frank, Will . . . .
Thanks for signing on, much appreciated.
To all assignment takers:
Please fit these tasks in your schedule only as time allows. We all have different schedules and commitments and I don't have any expectations of quick turn-around, what ever works, works. I'm just happy to get some help, and think this is a great project for a group effort.
Thanks all,
Dick . . .
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Sep 22, 2010 - 11:48pm
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Dick and the rest of the recovery group,
Seems like you area are coming along just fine, hope to see it soon. In its newly restore condition. Goodluck all.
SH
Posted By: Hadly | Posted on: Oct 11, 2010 - 1:06pm
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Dick - after your wonderful gesture of using the 209 for the cutaway diagram, how can I not offer to help? 10 pages please! Thanks again for undertaking this...
Grandson of James J Stanton
RON 15 PT 209 and RON 23 PT 243
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Posted By: newsnerd99 | Posted on: Oct 14, 2010 - 12:49am
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How is the project coming along and thanks,BJO
Posted By: Black Ops | Posted on: Oct 14, 2010 - 10:05am
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Hi Dick, I'm getting a little forgetful these days, but with something right in front of me, I think I can type 10-pages to help out. This is a great thing for everyone to be involved in if they can. Thanks Dick for all of your efforts.
Send me my assignment... and my 'cliff notes'.
Randy Finfrock
Posted By: Randy Finfrock | Posted on: Oct 22, 2010 - 9:24pm
Total Posts: 97 | Joined: Nov 27, 2006 - 6:21pm
Randy . . .
Thanks for the offer. However, all assignment have been doled out and returned finished, with a great contribution by Will Day taking on a heavy load of 11 assignments of 10 to 15 pages for each assignment. As a side note, I heard recently from his care-giver, he’s doing well and resting quietly at the local Loony Bin. As therapy each day they sit him down in front of an old school high rise Olympia Typewriter, and the report is, he’s quite happy banging away at the keys while giggling. As additional therapy they have looped a sound file of three Packards starting up, and he listens to this loop endlessly through headphones as he sit in front of the typewriter.
All funnying aside, I'll post a more detailed status of the project later today.
Thanks again for the offer, all the best
Dick . . .
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Oct 23, 2010 - 8:30am
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Dick
That's funny stuff, however just to let you know, Will has been banging away at those keys for some time. He not only listens to those throbbing packard engines in his head phones, but he has an endless supply of PT BOAT hull paint that he sniffs now and then just to get him over the hump. All kidding aside, Will deserves much credit for this project being so successful. That was a large undertaking typing out that many pages. Good job Will. Dick, do you need any more photo's, I have plenty..............
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Oct 23, 2010 - 10:09am
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FRANKIE: At least both of my knees pivot the same direction....
...and we already know that Dick is insane to even have started this project.
Will
Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Oct 23, 2010 - 1:02pm
Total Posts: 1955 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 4:19pm
Dick has been insane for years now, so that is no bg surprise, the Knees? I 'm llucky they pivot at all.............
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Oct 23, 2010 - 3:25pm
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Thank you….the Higgins letter was very interesting.
Posted By: Mark Culp | Posted on: Oct 23, 2010 - 7:05pm
Total Posts: 135 | Joined: Oct 15, 2006 - 2:56pm
Dick;
It was fun adding to the assignment, thanks for including me. Will 11 assignments??? Once you calm down, and get out of therapy, can I send you some college essays that I have to finish for my online degree, me and the wife have some new dance clubs we want to hit, and this college work is sort of cramping our style, so if you can help out....let me know, O.K. ?
take care,
TED
Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Oct 24, 2010 - 6:20pm
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