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  • In The Naval Service During WWII, Brothers Meet Far From Home

    In The Naval Service During WWII, Brothers Meet Far From Home1

    By  Edgar Brodeur I went aboard the newly built destroyer, USS Shea DM 30, in September 1944 at Norfolk, VA, as an Electrician Mate 2nd Class. Shortly after boarding and taking on supplies, the Shea left Norfolk for a shakedown trip to Bermuda. The object of this trip was to put the ship and crew

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  • Saving U.S.S. Greer

    Saving U.S.S. Greer2

    by Peter “Trapper“ Askerwitch My story begins on August 26, 1941. VP-74 was being deployed to Iceland. On the aforementioned date, along with a bunch of other guys I was flown to the Squadron Naval Air Station. The next day we were transported by truck to the Boston Navy yard. Since the office furniture had

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  • Last of the Big Boats

    Last of the Big Boats0

    The National Musuem of Naval Aviation’s SP-5B Marlin by Hill Goodspeed, Museum Historian For more than a half century, the flying boat played an integral role in the operations of the U.S. Navy. During the years following World War I, the majestic machines captured the imagination of the public, with the NC-4 flying boat becoming

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  • Safe Landing in South Bay

    Safe Landing in South Bay6

    by Bob Parshall This is all about VP-50’s crew 2 single engine experiences in December 1964 while based at North Island, San Diego. I suggest looking at the DVD first as it basically tells the whole story. (www.marinermarlin.org/?p=608)  I was the PPC of crew 2 and the safety officer of VP-50, ’62-’65.  I got out

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