"Another free Kindle book -- PT Boats" Topic
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| Schogun | 14 May 2013 5:57 a.m. PST |
Hell on Keels: The Saga of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 12 A story of wooden boats and iron men, Hells on Keels recounts the story of PT Boat Squadron 12 in WWII, and one of the original skippers, L. Rumsey Ewing, SPS 1938. link --------------------------------- I can't find any info about the book or Squadron 12. |
 ColCampbell  | 14 May 2013 6:44 a.m. PST |
From: link MTB RON 12
Commissioned: 18,February 1943 – LCDR John Harllee
Decommissioned: 26,October 1945 – LT John J. McGlynn USNR
PT Boats: Elco 80' PT's 127,145,146,150-152,187-196
Assigned To: Southwest Pacific,
Postscript: The squadron saw action in New Guinea waters, and the Philippines. Squadron 12 was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for action in New Guinea from Oct 1943 to March 1944. They were evidently based here during part of their Pacific service: link Both from a simple Bing search using "motor torpedo boat squadron 12" Jim |
| Earl of the North | 14 May 2013 8:40 a.m. PST |
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| coopman | 14 May 2013 3:59 p.m. PST |
Excellent. Thanks for the tip. One of my favorite subjects. |
| normsmith | 23 May 2013 9:12 a.m. PST |
Is it free (in the UK) or just free to borrow? |
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