Saint Patrick's Day Parade Photos
The Savannah Tradition Of Kissing GI's
In The Parade
Craigville
Beach
Editors note:
My Father is buried at Arlington National Cemetery; He was A
WWII Vet. Severed aboard the USS Harris APA2:
6 photos of the
Taiwan Navy Ship DDG-923 Sheng-Yang, Formally t
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She was awarded: 10 Battle Stars. In reading the history of
the ship, there is this sentence:
"This was a very busy evening
and night. HARRIS had rigged paravanes that evening. and
during early morning hours, during, hauling in, or recover of
the paravanes, a object stuck the Port side of the ship
outside #3 hold. It was soon determined that a mine had become
entangled in the paravane and was swinging back and forth
striking the side of the ship. HARRIS was ordered away from
the formation to dislodge the mine. A destroyer was also order
to accompany HARRIS in this maneuver. Boatswain RUSSO and the
First Division paravane party had to physically cut the
paravane tow cable from the steam winches and HARRIS backed
away from the now floating mine. The destroyer was called upon
to fire upon the mine, which it did, the mine was destroyed."
My Dad always
talked about this. He said he was with the First Division
paravane party and took part in removing the mine (A
paravane is a device equipped with sharp teeth and towed
alongside a ship to cut the mooring cables of submerged mines)
The ship took part of the Okinawa campaign:
