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PT CREWS AND OFFICERS - PAGE 1
The Iron Men of Wooden Boats -
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Ron Three officers: l-r Lt. Robert Searles, Lt.(jg) Bill Kreiner, Lt.(jg) Al Snowball, Lt. John Searles. December 1942 (courtesy J.M. Searles)
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The crew of PT 37; this photo was taken in Panama sometime in early 1942. Seated: Lt. (jg) Mark Wertz. Standing, l-r: TM2/c Marvin Crosson, SC1/c Ivah C. May, unknown, Ens. Bernard O'Neill, CMM Alsie Porterfield, CQM John D. Legg, MM1/c Charles Carner, RM1/c Owen Pearle. Most of the men here (save Lt. Wertz and the unknown sailor) would take the PT 37 to the South Pacific. Wertz would be transferred to Squadron Two in August 1942, taking command of PT 47; his replacement as 37's skipper would be Ens. Leonard A. Nikoloric. The unknown sailor would be replaced by F1/c John Der in June 1942.
(PT Boats, Inc.)
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Crew of PT 59, Russell Islands, 1943. Ens. David Levy on right (PT Boats, Inc.)
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The crew of PT 60--after being presented with awards for sinking the Japanese submarine I-3 while aboard PT 59 on December 9, 1942. Lt. Jack Searles is standing in the back row, left. Lt. j/g Al Snowball is standing in the back row, right. (PT Boats, Inc.)
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Lt. Cmdr. Barry Atkins, CO of MTB Squadron Eight
(National Archives)
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Lt. Lester Gamble (center) aboard an unknown Elco 80' footer at Tulagi in December 1942. Sailor at left is unknown; bare-chested sailor is Gamble's torpedoman, Stephen Lott.
(PT Boats, Inc.)
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