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To: Gaffer

During WWII there were 2 Laffey's ,YouTube documentary

16 posted on 05/14/2016 8:20:40 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")

To: fella

Two USS Block Island’s also.

CVE-24 and CVE-106.

My uncle Jack served on both of them.

First time the US Navy recycled an entire crew together.

Seems we named new ships in the class after the ones the enemy sank—confused them.

17 posted on 05/14/2016 8:25:26 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")

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