Photos Contributed by Jack Oldham
Tachen Islands Operation Photos
By the time the ammo loading was done the ship was sitting on the bottom. The tide went out. The tank deck was fully loaded with ammo and there we sat 1 mile away from some people that did like us too much. And they had big guns to boot.
The second load from the Tachen Islands was refugees and it was a full load as can be seen from the next 2 photos. Notice that under the conditions these people endured they still managed a smile. What spirit!
During June 1999 driving to New York, I stopped at Mt Holly, PA to visit with John Richwine. David Dulaney drove up from West Virginia and joined the party. This was the first time in 44 years that these deck apes saw each other. Sea stories, nostalgia, good and bad memories, the works. Great time. You can see from the photo below that we have aged a bit.
L to R
Lange, Richwine, Dulaney.
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