[UPDATE: Project finished with commentary and link to all the photos] I really do not need any new projects. However, in my effort to preserve the history of the USS Patterson (DD392), I decided to scan and post photos of … Continue reading →
Over the last couple of years, I developed an interest in U.S. Naval history, particularly the Pacific Theater during WWII. This interest was initiated by research I did on my Father-in-Law’s ship, the USS Patterson (DD392). The more I pored … Continue reading →
Readers of my blog know that I have an interest in writing about the history of the USS Patterson DD392 (13 Battle Stars) that sailed the Pacific during WWII and saw action in many of the well-known campaigns in that … Continue reading →
In previous posts (see here, here, and here), I described a naval officer’s napkin ring that my father-in-law, Erwin Schroder, used for the better part of his post WWII life. He apparently continued the routine he used on board the … Continue reading →
Dad served with the 353rd Regiment, 89th Infantry Division, from January 1944 until it was disbanded in June 1945 after fighting in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. He was transferred to the 42nd Infantry Division for occupation duty and was … Continue reading →