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ť Topic: Don Rickles passed away
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A PT Boater made his final patrol. Seaman First Class Don Rickles, who served aboard the PT-boat tender the USS Cyrene in the Pacific. He died Thursday, April 6, at his Los Angeles home. He was 90. Fair winds and following seas, Mr. Rickles

Charlie

Posted By: 29navy | Posted on: Apr 6, 2017 - 12:27pm
Total Posts: 600 | Joined: Dec 28, 2006 - 3:02pm

I read this before on Facebook. Such a shame for sure.

Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Apr 6, 2017 - 12:58pm
Total Posts: 3497 | Joined: Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am

Shipmate you stand relieved.. we have the watch..."

"Boatswain..Standby to pipe the side...Shipmate's going to Heaven.."

Fair winds and following seas to BMC Otto Sharkey USN:
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Ted%20Walther/don%20rickles.jpg[/image]
AKA: S1/C Donald Rickles USNR USS Cyrene( AGP-13)1944-1946.

Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Apr 6, 2017 - 1:20pm
Total Posts: 3059 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am

R.I.P., S1/C Rickles, aka "Mr . Warmth."

As with all of your fellow WWII veterans, "we will not see your kind pass this way again..."[:-unhappy-:]

Posted By: Drew Cook | Posted on: Apr 6, 2017 - 3:17pm
Total Posts: 1306 | Joined: Oct 19, 2006 - 10:44am

RESPECT...

Will

Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Apr 6, 2017 - 4:36pm
Total Posts: 1955 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 4:19pm