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shoot-kill-win
01-06-08, 01:53 AM
Here is an article my grandpa had about him helping the CHinese in 1946, when the U.S. Navy gave them the U.S.S. Maumee. My grandpa was the Engineering officer's Yeoman onboard, and he later went on to be on Patrol Craft Escort 886 after the Maumee, the pic in my sig is a photo of the Patrol Craft shooting off some depth charges.
The U.S.S. Maumee AG124 was the Navy's first ever diesel powered ship, it was a fleet tanker launched in 1916, Chester Nimitz -Submariner CHest Nimitz and later on Admiral- was the Maumee's engineering officer, but that was way before my grandpa's time.
Here is the Article:
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/shoot-kill-win/GrandpasArticle.jpg

Rockin Robbins
01-06-08, 08:38 AM
Now THAT's an interesting story. Please post the link so we can read the article.:ping:

shoot-kill-win
01-07-08, 06:34 PM
Updated with link. Sorry about that, I thought I had posted the picture there.

ReallyDedPoet
01-07-08, 11:15 PM
Nice story, thanks for posting :yep::up:


RDP

Torvald Von Mansee
01-08-08, 04:13 AM
If you load the image into Photoshop and desaturate, you should be able to remove the yellow from the article!!!:D

Rockin Robbins
01-08-08, 11:50 AM
If you load the image into Photoshop and desaturate, you should be able to remove the yellow from the article!!!:D
Then he'd lose all the color!:rotfl:

It IS yellow journalism...

shoot-kill-win
01-08-08, 11:31 PM
Nice story, thanks for posting :yep::up:


RDP

Your Welcome. I thought it was a little tidbit of info some people didnt know. My grandpa did not even know it was the Navy's first diesel powered ship lol.