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Bill Ames Receive Purple Heart

Bill Ames Receives A Purple Heart For Injuries Sustained During Operation Mulberry

Adnah Caldin School Photo

Caldin would serve as captain of the Partridge during its most tumultuous time during WWII.

The Crew of the Partridge in the Caribbean

USS Partridge

Joe Cooney with Thomas Buffum

Jim White & Tom Buffum

Jim White

Mike Rich

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Palmer Howe who was KIA in 1943.

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Joe Mendello, Joe Meskell, and Anggie Mendello. Sailor at far left unidentified.

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Lt. Jim White in 1943

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Photo taken inside damaged hull or the SS Mikihama during the Partridge salvage effort.

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Dalton Kirkman and Virgil Gardner most likely in the Caribbean.

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Partridge AM 16 at sea off Alaska

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Jim White recuperating in the hospital after the Partridge was sunk off Normandy

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Bud Froelich and Bill Ames.

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Vernon “Issy” Isom in front of Blue Beards Castle. Isom was killed in action when the Partridge sunk in 1944.

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Isom and Dothage pose on St. Thomas, VI December 1941

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Jess Bradley, chief machinist aboard Partridge.

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