tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139473812024-03-04T06:18:46.095-05:00China GunboatmanThe Log of the Asiatic Fleet. In the early 1900's America maintained a fleet of river boats on the Yangtzee and in China coastal ports. The movie "Sand Pebbles" with Steve McQueen is a classic portrayal. The entire fleet was known as the Asiatic Fleet. Veterans of the later time maintain an association served by a newsletter and by this log. A Facebook group and other links below assist with communications.BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-66436355270168420002020-04-13T10:35:00.002-04:002020-04-13T10:35:55.936-04:00THE USS POPE - (this day in History)<font size="4">FROM FACEBOOK -- TARA ROSS: This Day in History .... </font><div><font size="4"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/690699297973645/permalink/1070958529947718" target="_blank">Medal of Honor Monday's --- April 2020</a></font></div><div><br /></div><div>Richard Antrim </div><div><img alt="Image may contain: 1 person, hat and closeup" height="160" src="https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/93156605_2475650672536524_1759993218973302784_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_oc=AQkmq-JtL5q6kgsPLcj8XSy6WoZk_K5p_O7zN8lfkIzOEc-Dhq3f8BgUU2BTssO01StxAQvQu9rktWcvdPDjGvxD&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=54ffdd1f7b7563100177d028c9438dfb&oe=5EB91716" width="119" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-77658214663804875922019-04-24T17:08:00.002-04:002019-04-24T17:13:53.068-04:00USS Pope --- Aftermath .... a report<br />
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POSTED FROM EMAIL from Druann Eaton Andrecht<br />
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Below is an email that I sent to the WWII Museum in New Orleans. I wanted to share it with any survivors from the sinking of the USS Houston and their families/legacies. <br />
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In this email I included the obituary of William “Bill” Robert Penninger who died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the age of 98. Although he and my father, Andrew Delos Eaton, deceased May 4, 1981 at 64, did not serve aboard the USS Houston, they were crew members of the DD225 USS Pope when it was sunk on March 1, 1942. They also were survivors of the Japanese POW Camp on Makassar Celebes. I would hope that those responsible for the USS Houston website would find the appropriate location on the website. There are few survivors still living<br />
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Thank you,<br />
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Druann Eaton Andrecht<br />
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From: Adrienne Andrecht <br />
Date: January 28, 2018 at 8:29:38 PM CST<br />
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To: info@nationalww2museum.org<br />
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Subject: Asiatic Fleet<br />
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The National WWII Museum in New Orleans is truly a tribute to all that served, were imprisoned and gave their lives to insure freedom not only for America but all of her Allies. <br />
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Our visit was special but I have to admit I came away very disappointed and saddened. Except for mention of the USS Houston and the profile of a crew member, there was such a void on anything pertaining to the Asiatic Fleet and all of the battles they fought between December 2, 1941 and April 1942. Their heroic stand slowed down the progress of the Japanese Navy, to give the allies time to regroup and improve strategies. Even the bookstore was void of books regarding this very important period of WWII. Is that because there wasn’t a “true victory” but instead the destruction of so many Dutch, Australian, American and British ships, not to mention the number of lives lost at sea, the number of Americans and allies sent to Japanese POW Camps, the live lost there, and the lives forever changed for those that managed to survive. <br />
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It has been mentioned that there was a documentary made regarding the Asiatic Fleet but I did not see it nor have I been able to find a copy to purchase. <br />
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If I am incorrect in my assessment of the lack of information on the Tin Can Sailors, I apologize. If I am correct, I plead on the behalf of my father, Andrew Delos Eaton, that this over-site be corrected. <br />
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My father was only 64 when he died. Recently one of his crew mates passed at 98. How many are left. Will their stories be forgotten? Please do not let that happen. <br />
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We have lost another true American Hero from WWII and the Korean War. William "Bill" Penninger served on the DD225 USS Pope during WWII, and was a crew member when the Pope was sunk by the Japanese on March 1, 1941. He and my father, Andrew Delos Eaton (deceased 5-18-1981) were shipmates on the Pope and spent from March 3, 1941 to late August 1945 in a Japanese POW Camp in Makassar Celebes. How many "Tin Can Soldiers" are still living? You hear so little of the heroic activities from December 7, 1941 till April, 1942 when the Asiatic Fleet was destroyed. Such a shame more of their stories have not been told. Sharing with those that still care. May these men and their actions and service NEVER be forgotten. <br />
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William Robert "Bill" Penninger <br />
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THE AUTHOR <br />
From: Adrienne Andrecht <br />
Date: January 28, 2018 at 10:11:12 PM CST <br />
To: contact@usshouston.org <br />
Subject: Asiatic Fleet <br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-30822967964419927172016-11-06T18:26:00.002-05:002016-11-06T18:26:12.319-05:00Destroyer Squadron 29 - Remembered<a href="http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/desron29/#" style="color: #330000; cursor: default; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" class="pageimage" height="100" src="http://destroyerhistory.org/assets/images/ban_029desron.jpg" style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; max-width: 100%;" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: #d7e0e8; color: #330000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: #d7e0e8; color: #330000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 14.4px;"></span><br />
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<strong>“Old enough to vote,”</strong> said Adm. Thomas C. Hart, Commander in Chief, US Asiatic Fleet of the thirteen destroyers under his command—Destroyer Squadron 29—“not only inadequately armed for the warfare of the day but sadly in need of overhaul,” yet “manned by rock-hard veterans of the China Station who, under relentless, nerve-racking pressure, fought them with fierce determination and courageous abandon against fearful odds* . . . ”<div class="floatleft" style="float: left; margin: 5px 5px 0px 0px;">
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Destroyer Squadron 29<br />24 November 1941</div>
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<strong>Destroyer Division 57</strong><br />USS <em>Whipple</em>, DD 217, flag<br />USS <em>Alden</em>, DD 211<br />USS <em>John D. Edwards</em>, DD 216<br /><a href="http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/ussedsall/" style="color: #330000;">USS <em>Edsall</em></a>, DD 219</div>
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<strong>Destroyer Division 58</strong><br /><a href="http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/ussstewart/" style="color: #330000;">USS <em>Stewart</em></a>, DD 224, flag<br />USS <em>Parrott</em>, DD 218<br />USS <em>Bulmer</em>, DD 222<br />USS <em>Barker</em>, DD 213</div>
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<strong>Destroyer Division 59</strong><br /><a href="http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/usspeary/" style="color: #330000;">USS <em>Peary</em></a>, DD 226, flag<br /><a href="http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/usspope/" style="color: #330000;">USS <em>Pope</em></a>, DD 225<br /><a href="http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/ussjohndford/" style="color: #330000;">USS <em>John D. Ford</em></a>, DD 228<br /><a href="http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdeck/usspillsbury/" style="color: #330000;">USS <em>Pillsbury</em></a>, DD 227</div>
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In 1941, the Asiatic Fleet was a navy all to itself. All of its thirteen destroyers had been stationed in the Far East beginning in 1922. Over the next 19 years, they had conducted disaster relief missions to Japan following earthquakes in 1923 and ’25 plus diplomatic and rescue missions stemming from an unsettled political situation in Asia. During this time, none of them had returned to the United States or been modified on station: with the exception of of jury-rigged sonar, they were equipped as first commissioned.</div>
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In addition to other books noted in the post ... Make a point to read one of the best books on the four pipers and the loss of the USS Edsall. <br />
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The organization of the US Navy's <b>Asiatic Fleet</b> in 1939.<br />
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<a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?n=charles-w-ankerberg-charlie&pid=140284845">Obituary Is HERE</a> :<div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-13296787058153764992010-03-13T21:46:00.000-05:002010-03-13T21:46:28.718-05:00Reunion 2010<a href="http://www.usshouston.net/HR2010/page.htm">Reunion 2010</a><br />USS Houston Reunion Photos.<div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-87107021426141687302010-01-30T15:58:00.000-05:002010-01-30T15:58:19.555-05:00Signalman was 1 of only 2<a href="http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201001170300/NEWS13/1170310">Signalman was 1 of only 2 rescued from lifeboat</a><br />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.<div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-72258773238386855012010-01-26T20:58:00.001-05:002010-01-26T20:58:10.359-05:00HMAS PERTH memorial regatta<div > They are looking for Houston Survivors. </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><tr><td valign="top"><!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:4D2BF895-24D5-4781-BEF5-B735831F3C2B:0 CLIPMARKS.COM --><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="clipmarks' clip-to-blog"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_icon/95cd24bc-f77b-428f-83bd-c342d4840d1b/4D2BF895-24D5-4781-BEF5-B735831F3C2B/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://shaunakinney.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/looking-for-families-of-hmas-perth-and-uss-houston-sailors/" href="http://shaunakinney.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/looking-for-families-of-hmas-perth-and-uss-houston-sailors/" style="font-size: 11px;">shaunakinney.wordpress.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://shaunakinney.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/looking-for-families-of-hmas-perth-and-uss-houston-sailors/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/shaunakinney.wordpress.com/img/A927543E-1FDD-4C7E-8A17-D2B3898163F0" alt="HMAS Perth Australian Navy ship" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;"> </td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/4D2BF895-24D5-4781-BEF5-B735831F3C2B/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table> <div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-71470066216640235362010-01-24T19:54:00.000-05:002010-01-24T19:54:47.875-05:00Some Links You Should Have<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"></span></span> <br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-131727197798547302010-01-18T14:47:00.000-05:002010-01-18T14:47:26.408-05:001/700 IJN light cruiser<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/15632944@N00/4272602844/">1/700 IJN light cruiser Jintsu by Fujimi on Flickr - Photo Sharing!</a><br />Some model ships and write up on the Java Sea Battle.<div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-46823849672428124882010-01-11T12:48:00.003-05:002010-01-11T15:59:22.460-05:00Asiatic Fleet News Feed (Google)Google Web Alert for: <b>"asiatic fleet"</b><br />
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The organization of the US Navy's <b>Asiatic Fleet</b> in 1940.<br />
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<b>Asiatic Fleet</b> were augmented because the political turmoil in the Philippines and China was such as to frequently require the presence of United States . <b>...</b><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-26016372791730116482009-11-17T09:29:00.000-05:002009-11-17T09:29:33.287-05:00Spanish American War<a href="http://www.spanamwar.com/">Spanish American War</a><br />Lots of information on Dewey's Asiatic Fleet.<div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-69795577979200417602009-11-17T09:24:00.000-05:002009-11-17T09:24:37.641-05:00The OLD ASIATIC FLEET - models<a href="http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=61947&d=1258283727">attachment.php (JPEG Image, 615x461 pixels)</a><br />This link will help you find more discussions of the Asiatic Fleet. Great models!<div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-39591399886413397252009-11-17T09:14:00.000-05:002009-11-17T09:14:32.710-05:00U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth Marker<a href="http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=24232">U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth Marker</a><br />This particular blog tracks historical markers. Perhaps it would be good to check the site and see if more markers should be added.<div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-69653849940488437732009-11-13T18:49:00.001-05:002009-11-13T18:52:31.738-05:00Paul Jones Veteran Gene Schindler<object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RdFRXBDdups&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RdFRXBDdups&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object><br />
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There are several more parts to this video interview made at the Asiatic Fleet Reunion in August 2009.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGR4oV5rk-Y">Part II </a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEPOdJ8XMRQ">Part III</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPwKfXs2e8M">Part IV</a> See<a href="http://www.youtube.com/me3tv"> ME3TV.org</a> for MORE!<div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-28632121973969585572009-11-04T11:33:00.000-05:002009-11-04T11:33:21.729-05:00Institute of WW2 at FSUVeterans and family should consider this institute as an option to place archival family memories from WW2. Here are some links that will help you get started.<br />
<a href="http://http//www.fsu.edu/%7Eww2/">http://www.fsu.edu/~ww2/</a><br />
<a href="http://http//www.fsu.edu/%7Eww2/packet.htm">http://www.fsu.edu/~ww2/packet.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://http//www.fsu.edu/%7Eww2/brochure.htm">http://www.fsu.edu/~ww2/brochure.htm</a><br />
<div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13947381.post-78437491039849456872009-10-23T14:35:00.000-04:002009-10-23T14:35:37.502-04:00Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 29 in World War II<a href="http://www.destroyerhistory.org/desron29/index.html">Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 29 in World War II</a><br />A superb blog on this history of this important squadron of destroyers in the early days of WWII. The blog also references several books that cover the topic well.<div class="blogger-post-footer">News from the veterans of the China Fleet</div>BUZZ CREEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866088379634990967noreply@blogger.com0