A tour of a PT Boat

"RacinBob" (racinbob) 04/11/2019 at 21:09 • Filed to: None

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Purposeful and bristling with guns

Ash78, voting early and often > RacinBob 04/11/2019 at 21:23

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Nice! I just found a couple shots of my gramps circa 1944, mostly around New Guinea. He miraculously made it through most of his tour unscathed (by enemy fire...but two bouts of malaria almost killed him). Third pic is the crew’s pet monkey.

Chariotoflove > Ash78, voting early and often 04/11/2019 at 21:34

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So he survived malaria only to flirt with mutaba infection?  What would Dustin Hoffman say?

BaconSandwich is tasty. > RacinBob 04/11/2019 at 21:36

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For some reason in  my brain, I thought PT boats were much smaller. I mean, I guess they do pack some pretty big engines.

slipperysallylikespenguins > RacinBob 04/11/2019 at 21:58

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I got to go aboard PT 658 last year at a car/boat show in Portland. Its pretty amazing that it was restored and run on nothing but donations.

facw > BaconSandwich is tasty. 04/11/2019 at 23:36

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Big engines, lots of weapons and not much else.