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 Really Cool... Contact Jim below if you have any info on this Bad Boy! |
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recently found a cast aluminum ashtray in the shape of a carrier (the
ash area corresponds with the flight deck) and about 10.5" x 1.5" x
1.5" to the top of the island. It's marked USS YORKTOWN CVA-10 on the
top opposite the island and has the initials FZ (I think) roughly etched
in the island side.
I found it very interesting and would appreciate any info you may have on it. Jim Kohl jkohl.bna@bundy.com |
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My Dad served aboard the USS Independence CVL-22 aircraft carrier in WW2 from July 1943 until the war ended. His name was George Leedecke. His rank was S1\C and I know at one point he was a gunners mate on a 40mm gun mount. He recieved the American Theatre Medal,the Asiatic-Pacific Medal(9 battle stars),the Philippine Liberation Medal(2 stars) and the Victory Medal while serving on the Independence. This picture came from his Navy scrapbook he put together while he was on the Independence. - Paul Leedecke | ||
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Velasquez sent this in with the following message: "My father served aboard the Yorktown from '64-'67. I recently ran across a nice photo of the Lady that he has and I would like to submit it to your site. My father's name is John L. Velasquez, Electrician's Mate. email: JVelasquez@SLVREC.com |
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family and I recently visited Charleston this last weekend when Idiscovered
that the Yorktown was made into a museum. It was such an honorto visit
Patriots Point. When touring the Yorktown I remembered that mygrandfather
was stationed aboard in the final closing dates of World War II. From what history I gathered to date, he served in VF-88 which reportedaboard in April or June of 1945. I have a few photos which I copied from myaunt was has a larger collection of his papers, in particular photos ofrespelling POW's in Japan after the Sept. 12th Surrender. Of the photos thatI copied, I scanned this one of the entire Air group 88 wing on board theship after 6/16/1945? ( i got this date from the stenciled marking on theback wall, above the planes shot down on left). My grandfather, Lt. TomBloski , USNR, is in the second from top row, 7th from the right. He waskilled in on OCt. 27 . 1955 in a helicopter accident on NAS New Orleans inLA.. The other photos
I have are Him standing around with other smaller groupsof squadron
mates huddled around F6F hellcats. |
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have several photos of the 3 photographers on the Yorktown during WWII.
My grandfather was one of the them. [he is the one on the far right] I inherited the photos earlier this year when he passed away. His name was Francis G Engelhardt and he always spoke of fond memories of his time on the Lucky Y. Chad Smith |
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