This documentary was recently put up on youtube: [MEDIA] It was done in 2014. One of the gentlemen interviewed, Warren Brandenstein, was an Armed...
Thanks, Kai.
Awful is right. He spent the next 2 years after the incident in and out of Navy Hospitals. He died only 15 years later from leukemia. Probably as...
Thank you, Tommy!
Thanks, Lou, Yes, that's he. I have that document. I was also thinking the same thing-"detatched". Yes, the "D" is the stumper! Thanks for...
I hope someone could explain what, "Det. D." means in column 7 in this muster. Also, "V-6" in column 6. My grandfather is #14, Baker, Reginald. I...
Thanks, Fellas, I think the Bascom was identical to this one.
I'm shocked! I didn't think that a picture existed. What is the Icelandic looking word on the bow?
Today marks the 77th anniversary of the German air raid on Bari Harbor, Italy. Seventeen ships sunk, and a catastrophic spill of 100 tons of...
Thanks! Great info.
Thanks again, Dave.
Thanks for sharing that! I don't think the AG gets the recognition they deserve. I read that AG commanders were special guys who really cared...
Thanks for this. That log book is a treasure. Great link to the AG document! Very detailed and informative. Incredible, the rapid pace at which...
Dave, The above link might be dead. This is probably their new one. VA Records Management Center - Locations
Thank you, Dave! That's very helpful. I'll call the RMC and hope to avoid a runaround. Steve
[ATTACH] This one I had colorized on rootschat forum The guy that did it added the ship and I kind of liked the effect, so I had a print done....
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Thanks, Buten. I do have a display and that is why I'd like to have one. The Navy Armed Guard was a specially trained section of the Navy who were...
Thanks for looking, Buten. That's too bad. I wonder where the AG emblem would have been used, if not on a patch. It's such a neat looking motto!
Hello, I sent an SF-180 about a month ago requesting the archival OMPF of my grandfather. At the time I had no idea about the Navy muster rolls...