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re: WWII Item - A Memory...
Posted on 5/6/22 at 3:15 pm to WWII Collector
Posted on 5/6/22 at 3:15 pm to WWII Collector
I wish Edward Teach were still alive and posted here. He would share some stories with us on here...
ETA: I forgot his name, but he was a resident of Louisiana. Someone here knew it.
You can check out his post history. His daughter was a pastor someplace in the state.
It would be interesting to know his story.
EdwardTeach posts on TD
ETA: I forgot his name, but he was a resident of Louisiana. Someone here knew it.
You can check out his post history. His daughter was a pastor someplace in the state.
It would be interesting to know his story.
EdwardTeach posts on TD
This post was edited on 5/6/22 at 3:20 pm
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Posted on 5/6/22 at 3:28 pm to WWII Collector
Looks like Ridge was wearing a wedding ring. Wonder if he left a family.
Posted on 5/6/22 at 3:33 pm to WWII Collector
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have a po box for my museum... I am trying to work on an email and website in the future
The website will be a matter of design but… an email address can be instant.
Posted on 5/6/22 at 3:40 pm to WWII Collector
Great story!
Posted on 5/6/22 at 3:42 pm to WWII Collector
That's fantastic. Literally the best thing I have read on the OT, hands down.
My paternal grandfather was in the Navy in WW2 and served on the escort carrier USS Barnes. I was too young when he passed to have asked him much about it, but my mom and grandmother said that all he would ever say was that he never shot at anyone and never got shot at, and that the captain let him "drive" the boat under the Golden Gate Bridge when they were returning home because he liked how he handled the ship.
My grandmother gave me his ship's "yearbook" that he had kept, and I was able to do some digging on the Barnes's service history. It seems that she had just detached from Taffy 3 and departed the area roughly a half hour before the beginning of the Battle of Samar. She was likely barely over the horizon when Taffy 3 came in view of Kurita's scouts.
My paternal grandfather was in the Navy in WW2 and served on the escort carrier USS Barnes. I was too young when he passed to have asked him much about it, but my mom and grandmother said that all he would ever say was that he never shot at anyone and never got shot at, and that the captain let him "drive" the boat under the Golden Gate Bridge when they were returning home because he liked how he handled the ship.
My grandmother gave me his ship's "yearbook" that he had kept, and I was able to do some digging on the Barnes's service history. It seems that she had just detached from Taffy 3 and departed the area roughly a half hour before the beginning of the Battle of Samar. She was likely barely over the horizon when Taffy 3 came in view of Kurita's scouts.
Posted on 5/6/22 at 4:11 pm to WWII Collector
These threads are the best ones on this site. Thanks for sharing. Very cool.
Posted on 5/6/22 at 4:17 pm to WWII Collector
Great story. Thanks for posting.
Posted on 5/6/22 at 11:20 pm to tigahfromtheham
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Looks like Ridge was wearing a wedding ring. Wonder if he left a family.
I'll take best question of the thread for $1000 Alex...
but I know he had a lot of family back home...
This post was edited on 5/6/22 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 5/6/22 at 11:30 pm to linewar
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My paternal grandfather was in the Navy in WW2 and served on the escort carrier USS Barnes. I was too young when he passed to have asked him much about it, but my mom and grandmother said that all he would ever say was that he never shot at anyone and never got shot at, and that the captain let him "drive" the boat under the Golden Gate Bridge when they were returning home because he liked how he handled the ship.
USS Barnes.
The major task of Barnes throughout World War II was the transporting of aircraft and personnel from the United States to the forward areas of the Pacific. In addition she served as a combat, training and pilot qualifying carrier.
While performing these duties she launched her planes on several raids against Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands operation from 20 November–5 December 1943, and provided invaluable aircraft replenishment to the various task groups of the 3rd Fleet during the western Caroline Islands operation from 6 September–14 October 1944, and the Luzon attacks on 19 October 1944.
This post was edited on 5/6/22 at 11:31 pm
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