To: Billie; Diver Dave; DollyCali; dutchess; fatima; GodBlessUSA; JustAmy; La Enchiladita; Lady Jag; ...
Not to belabor the point, but I think President Ford's Naval Service deserves a more dignified post than I gave it before:
Rest In Peace President Gerald R. Ford
Lcdr. Gerald R. Ford, USN
Naval Service:
In April 1942 Ford joined the U.S. Naval Reserve receiving a commission as an ensign. After an orientation program at Annapolis, he became a physical fitness instructor at a pre- flight school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In the spring of 1943 he began service in the light aircraft carrier USS MONTEREY. He was first assigned as athletic director and gunnery division officer, then as assistant navigator, with the MONTEREY which took part in most of the major operations in the South Pacific, including Truk, Saipan, and the Philippines. His closest call with death came not as a result of enemy fire, however, but during a vicious typhoon in the Philippine Sea in December 1944. He came within inches of being swept overboard while the storm raged. The ship, which was severely damaged by the storm and the resulting fire, had to be taken out of service. Ford spent the remainder of the war ashore and was discharged as a lieutenant commander in February 1946.
Information from www.geocities.com/ww2cvl/fordmontcvl.html
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18 posted on
12/28/2006 12:26:47 PM PST by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
Thank you for honoring President Ford.
25 posted on
12/28/2006 12:52:11 PM PST by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Bravo, Conor! Much better!
28 posted on
12/28/2006 12:55:32 PM PST by
Billie
To: ConorMacNessa
That is lovely and really does justtice to a man whom history is trying to forget. Thanks for the reminder of a great unsung hero.
30 posted on
12/28/2006 1:13:47 PM PST by
luvie
(We didn't lose almost 3000 people that day.We lost one wonderful person at a time, almost 3000 times)
To: ConorMacNessa
Not to belabor the point, but I think President Ford's Naval Service deserves a more dignified post than I gave it before:
Ah, very nice. Job well done!!!!
37 posted on
12/28/2006 2:11:11 PM PST by
dutchess
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