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ť Topic: Solomons Island t-shirt that was on E-bay
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Guys;
Remember the Solomon Islands t-shirt on E-bay a few months ago? Well if you want a re-po of this or a Melville t-shirt, go to this website I found:
http://www.wwiivintagetshirts.com/vts/index.htm

Take care,
TED

Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Dec 8, 2012 - 6:47am
Total Posts: 3059 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am

I guess nobody is interested, I am ging to buy each!
TED

Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Dec 8, 2012 - 8:16pm
Total Posts: 3059 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am

If only i could pay with Paypal,
I would buy one now!

Michael

Posted By: Michael | Posted on: Dec 8, 2012 - 10:03pm
Total Posts: 218 | Joined: Aug 6, 2007 - 7:25pm

I saw that Ted, thanks for the posting, but I do not wear Tee Shirts, I might buy one for my Son though.............

Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Dec 8, 2012 - 10:19pm
Total Posts: 3497 | Joined: Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am

Hi Ted and frank,
I saw this in the RON19 "Snuffy" Cruise Book. The crew of PT235 (which includes Alvin Hanson front row right) is all wearing the Solomons Islands US Navy T-shirts! CJ was there at the time this photo was taken, maybe he has one of those old T shirts? Jerry

Crew of PT235 RON19 wearing the T-Shirt
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Jerry%20Gilmartin/IMG_2999.jpg[/image]

Same T-shirt on display in Fall River PT Boat Museum

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Jerry%20Gilmartin/IMG_0861.jpg[/image]

Jerry Gilmartin

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Dec 9, 2012 - 12:14am
Total Posts: 1473 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm

Hi Ted,
I'm buying one of each as well. Thanks for sharing that post.

Great football game! Were you a little nervous at the end? I felt so bad for the Army quarterback.

Dave

David Waples

Posted By: David Waples | Posted on: Dec 9, 2012 - 4:37am
Total Posts: 1679 | Joined: Jan 2, 2007 - 9:55pm

One of those TEE SHIRTS sold on Ebay a few months ago for $995.00. I would have loved to have one for the exhibit, but I doubt any are out there now..................

Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Dec 9, 2012 - 8:25am
Total Posts: 3497 | Joined: Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am

Jerry: The 235 boat crew picture was taken in May, 1944 at Green Island. These boat crew pictures were taken at the time Ron 19 was decommissioned and the boats placed in Ron 20 and Ron 23. I don't know where these guys on 235 got those shirts. None of our guys had them on the 242. The guy third from the left,front row is Randolf Nagel Witt. I went all through bootcamp, torpedoschool, New Caladonia, then to Ron 19 with him.

C. J. Willis

C.J.

Thanks very much for sharing that information. It's posts like that which really bring the boats and the men alive to those of us who were not there or even born yet when those photos were taken.

Cheers

"Give me a fast boat for we want to get out of harm's way too."

Posted By: PeterTareBuilder2 | Posted on: Dec 9, 2012 - 3:35pm
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