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» Topic: Miriam Sutphen
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On the day that the first Elco 80 foot PT BOAT was launched, they had Lt. Cmdr. John D. Bulkeley and Mirium Sutphen christen the boat. On that day Bulkeley inscribed the inside cover of the book "They Were Expendable" for her as a gift. I have that book and gate pass to the event donated by the Sutphen Family as well as photos from the day. I thought I would share them here







Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Sep 5, 2021 - 8:47am
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great pics , the little things that make history great



Posted By: Grady | Posted on: Sep 5, 2021 - 10:39am
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Nice stuff Frank, Thanks
Dick



Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Sep 5, 2021 - 7:59pm
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Your certainly welcome guys



Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Sep 6, 2021 - 3:52pm
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As young as she looks was Mirium the daughter of the Elco executive or his wife? Just curious if anyone knows. She looks like she could be Sutphens daughter to me.


Jerry Gilmartin
PT658 Crewman
Portland OR

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Sep 6, 2021 - 7:05pm
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Jerry she was the daughter of Elco's Assistant Supervisor Preston Sutphen.



Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Sep 7, 2021 - 6:37am
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