Story about my father's submarine service: "The best present I ever gave"

My first post on this forum, hello!

Today I just put up a new blog post about my father's service in WWII, first on the PT-27 in the Aleutian Islands, and then on the USS Stingray in the Pacific.

My father had the commission plaque for the Stingray sitting on a shelf in our basement for many years. This post tells the story of how I turned that old plaque into a memorable gift, and also relates some aspects of my father's service in the war.

I hope you enjoy it.

Read the story

--John

 

Welcome to the forums, John! Fascinating story.

 

Welcome aboard, John! Great story, well done, thanks for sharing.
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Welcome to the forum John....Great read!

 

sir, welcome to the forum,awesome story,i read a book a while back about the stingray, she was a hell of a boat. i would like to salute your dad's service. (that model is wicked awesome) thanks for posting.

 

Thanks, glad you folks enjoyed the story. My father did do a really great job on the model. There's lot's of good stuff in his scrapbook, worthy of another post some day. It was challenging to scan the pictures as the paper is deteriorating. Some day will have to see what I can do to preserve it better.

 

Welcome to the Forum, John. And thanks for sharing your father's story with us.