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Is RON an accepted abreviation for "squadron" ? or is it some other abreviation. Cheers, B.J.

B.J.

Posted By: pappy bj | Posted on: Feb 23, 2012 - 2:49pm
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Yep.




Posted By: Jeff D | Posted on: Feb 23, 2012 - 5:12pm
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Thankyou for the response sir. I assume yep is regarding the 1st part of the question.so it is an abreviation as opposed to an acronym....EG " regimental official number" Cheers, B.J.

B.J.

Posted By: pappy bj | Posted on: Feb 24, 2012 - 4:21am
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you are correct pappy



Posted By: damnyankee60 | Posted on: Feb 24, 2012 - 6:00am
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you are correct pappy



Posted By: damnyankee60 | Posted on: Feb 24, 2012 - 6:01am
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Thankyou sir. I guess my being so slow is because if I ever write it in abreviated way it was always ...sqdn.... things change I guess. Cheers, B.J.

B.J.

Posted By: pappy bj | Posted on: Feb 24, 2012 - 8:34am
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Many times in my Exhibits, I use the word SQUADRON spelled out . I do this because the majority of the people who visit the Exhibit, have no clue what a PT BOAT is let alone a RON, but they can identify with a Squadron of boats.



Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Feb 24, 2012 - 8:42am
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My 1st reaction to your note was....if they dont know what a PT-Boat is they shouldent be allowed in to your exibet..........................then I had a 180 & thought...............dang.............if there are so many ignorant folk around, maybe we need to start a primary school education type of exposure & learning program, that way such ignorance can be overcome.. What think you sir? Cheers, B.J.

B.J.

Posted By: pappy bj | Posted on: Feb 24, 2012 - 8:53am
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hello pappy, here is one for you...my grandad was a gm on a crash boat. the boat was avr c-26654. sorry i couldnt resist. i mean no disrespect as i too had to learn the lingo and what i know isnt much. this board and the members here are a wealth of information ...all things pt and otherwise. regards



Posted By: jerrad strehle | Posted on: Feb 24, 2012 - 5:29pm
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hello pappy, here is one for you...my grandad was a gm on a crash boat. the boat was avr c-26654. sorry i couldnt resist. i mean no disrespect as i too had to learn the lingo and what i know isnt much. this board and the members here are a wealth of information ...all things pt and otherwise. regards



Posted By: jerrad strehle | Posted on: Feb 24, 2012 - 5:30pm
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This is the reason why I do these Exhibits. People are not ignorant for not knowing about something, so we teach them. I take great pride in the work I perform, and feel good when people can come into the Exhibit and walk away with knowledge about the Boats, Bases, and Tenders. The story about what these men did during the War is of the utmost importance.................



Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Feb 24, 2012 - 8:00pm
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Jerrad...no fear, no disrespect taken. press on. Cheers. H.J.

B.J.

Posted By: pappy bj | Posted on: Feb 25, 2012 - 2:50am
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