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re: WWII aficionados- were PT boats an effective part of the war effort?
Posted on 7/29/22 at 10:06 am to Jim Rockford
Posted on 7/29/22 at 10:06 am to Jim Rockford
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Fun fact: PT boat commanders were disproportionately Ivy Leaguers like JFK, whose connections got them their own "yacht," when most officers of their rank were toiling anonymously as a lower link in the chain of command on some ship.
Just for GP... Ernie Pyle wrote in his book that for example. One LST's (Landing Ship Tanks) was commanded by an Attorney from like Philly or someplace. And he was talking how the guy never spent a day at sea or even had Military experience but here he was Captain of a large ship. Believe it was Sicily or Salerno...
This post was edited on 7/29/22 at 10:07 am
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