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Tango01 | 15 Mar 2016 3:45 p.m. PST |
…restoration nearly complete. "It was a run-in with the enemy that was too close for comfort, and more than 70 years later, the details remain vivid in the mind of a Navy veteran who served aboard a legendary ship. U.S. Navy Torpedoman 1st Class James Nerison was part of the PT-305 crew patrolling off the coast of Corsica in 1944 when a pair of German destroyers locked onto them. The Higgins Industries Patrol-Torpedo boats were known for their speed and maneuverability, but they were up against superior Nazi firepower. We couldn't shake them off for about 45 minutes and we were drawing a lot of fire," Nerison, now 91, recalled. "I secured the torpedo rack that we launched the torpedoes with and ran up to the skipper and said, ‘Do you want me to throw over a smoke pot?'"…" See here link Amicalement Armand |
jowady | 15 Mar 2016 3:53 p.m. PST |
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79thPA | 15 Mar 2016 5:40 p.m. PST |
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Blutarski | 15 Mar 2016 7:29 p.m. PST |
See the PT Boat Museum in Fall River MA. B |
Tango01 | 16 Mar 2016 10:50 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it boys!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
capncarp | 16 Mar 2016 5:49 p.m. PST |
Terrement: "Funny to read a story about PT Boats and Germans…" Hey, even McHale's Navy spent the last half of the series in Italy! |
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