by jameskrouse | Jun 2, 2009 | Crew, Photos |
I have a photo of Ensign Buffum with a note saying that he was “awarded Navy-Marine Corp Medal for Heroism” but it doesn’t say why. Bill Ames related that Buffum had become a true leader in the water, keeping morale up among the men after the...
by jameskrouse | Feb 26, 2009 | Normandy Invasion, Partridge, Photos, WWII
Admiral John Wilkes was the Commander of Landing Craft and Bases Europe (ComLanCrabEU) in 1943-44. This was the command that the Partridge operated under for most of its time in England. I have pasted a bit of information on him below. I have scant little...
by jameskrouse | Nov 14, 2008 | Normandy Invasion, Partridge, Photos, WWII
I wanted to post this photo of New York Harbor in the 1930s because it shows the area where Joe Cooney operated tugs and ferries before he served aboard the Partridge. It’s amazing the number of docks that line the island and how many ships are visible....
by jameskrouse | Mar 6, 2008 | Caribbean, Crew, Normandy Invasion, Partridge, Photos, WWII |
Pat Cooney who is the son of Joe Cooney sent in this photo of his father in Navy uniform during WWI. Joe was the Boatswain aboard the Partridge. He worked in New York harbor between the wars on tugs and ferries. His age and experience earned him the respect of the...
by jameskrouse | Feb 26, 2008 | Crew, Partridge, Photos, WWII |
Going through some of my grandmother’s scrapbooks, I came across these photos that I thought should be up here. It’s amazing how different these photos look after going through the ship’s logs and reading about the people in the photos. Most of...
by jameskrouse | Nov 14, 2007 | Crew, Photos, Stories, WWII
Robert Stack, nephew of Partridge sailor Edward Stack, wrote to identify his uncle in this photo. From Robert: “I believe the seaman on the left is my uncle Edward Stack of Hartford CT. He was a twin with my father John F. Stack and a Hartford cop before...
