Signalman was 1 of only 2 rescued from lifeboat
A USS Marblehead veteran is rescued from the Dutch waship that he served in for the Battle of The Java Sea. It is an amazing story. Most of the US sailors who were "loaned" for signal purposes to the multi national fleet opposing Japan were killed when those ships were sunk. A memorial in Holland notes the names of some of these sailors, a couple of them were USS Houston crew - on loan.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
HMAS PERTH memorial regatta
They are looking for Houston Survivors.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Some Links You Should Have
Click on the Asiatic Fleet dragon
Links from Ray Kester - USS Marblehead.
Monday, January 18, 2010
1/700 IJN light cruiser
1/700 IJN light cruiser Jintsu by Fujimi on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Some model ships and write up on the Java Sea Battle.
Some model ships and write up on the Java Sea Battle.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Asiatic Fleet News Feed (Google)
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