Did you serve with Capt Ross Bell? He skippered both the Rush & Jarvis.I was on the Rush pre-fram, back in the late 80s. Had some good times. Here’s what she looked like back then. Hard to believe they are all gone now.
He was our CO if I recall correctly. I had several friends on the Jarvis as well, we were both out of Alameda at the time. I did a few years on a buoy tender as well, but the 157’Did you serve with Capt Ross Bell? He skippered both the Rush & Jarvis.
I did a couple of 210 tours and a couple 180's as well.
He was our CO if I recall correctly. I had several friends on the Jarvis as well, we were both out of Alameda at the time. I did a few years on a buoy tender as well, but the 157’
I lived in the Philippines in the 60's, we toured Corregidor and drove the Bataan Death March route. Small white crosses everywhere on the road side.“Bataan veterans deserve the recognition of our nation’s highest and most distinguished honor for their perseverance and patriotism. We must never forget their undaunted heroism in the face of unthinkable conditions and horrific abuses,”
Descendants of WWII POWs call into question congressional bill that only honors defenders of Bataan and Corregidor
The current version of the bill honors only those who served on Bataan and Corregidor. It does not mention the thousands of U.S. troops who were fighting in other parts of the Philippines until the top U.S. commander surrendered all American and Filipino forces in the Philippines when Corregidor...www.stripes.com
I lived in the Philippines in the 60's, we toured Corregidor and drove the Bataan Death March route. Small white crosses everywhere on the road side.
Unfortunately I understood the story Dad told and I knew what the crosses meant.