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 | Nov 4, 2008 | German E-Boats, Normandy Invasion, Partridge, WWII |
I came across an interesting note in a book on Operation Mulberry that I thought might jog some memories. It was on broadcasts from Germany apparently taunting sailors and soldiers working on the Whale and Phoenix units weeks before D-Day. Lord Haw-Haw was the...
by jameskrouse | Oct 16, 2008 | Crew, German E-Boats, Minesweepers, Normandy Invasion, Partridge, Stories, WWII |
A few months ago I received a note from Katie regarding her grandfather: My grandfather Robert Ainslie was on the HMCS Prescott during WW2 and was one of the people that helped to rescue the men from the partridge. He is now 86. I called Robert a little while ago and...
by jameskrouse | Sep 18, 2008 | Documents, German E-Boats, Partridge, WWII |
I’ve attached a JPG scan of one page from the action report for Task force 128. This was the TF that towed the Mulberry and Whale unite to create an artificial harbor to feed the invasion of Normandy. I’ve posted the action report from the Partridge but...
by jameskrouse | Jun 5, 2008 | German E-Boats, Partridge, Submarines, WWII |
I had previously recorded the British Oil Tanker that the Partridge rescued survivors from as Uniwalico as it appears in the ship’s log. However, this is incorrect. The correct spelling is Uniwaleco. Bud Froelich, who was a SM2c at the time of the rescue on...
