THE PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL PHOTOS 2011 . . .



New fiberglassed deck with camouflaged paint circa 1945

3D view of boat leaving dock (red-l,blue-r)

Just out of the boathouse with no crew on board

PT vets and others saluting C.G. ship arriving for Rose festival


Zach Duncan on the 50

Bud Case, Jack Duncan, Bob Beveridge, Maury Hooper, Rolf Bruckner and Joe Derrough ... six WWII PT vets that were on the boat 6/8/11



PT 658 along waterfront at Rose festival

RADM Tom Rowden Cdr Carrier Strike Grp 11 with Geb Galle and Bryant Larson Jr  Geb was rescued off Guadalcanal in 1942 by Bryant's father Capt of PT109


Geb aboard PT109 (with others) after being rescued from the sunk Northhampton off of Guadalcanal

U.S.S. Northampton (CA-26) sunk 1 Dec 1942 in 'Iron Bottom Sound' off Guadalcanal


 

Group with VADM Gerald Beaman commander of the 3rd fleet


Ron Taylor (our camo painter) with his group

Jerry Gilmartin giving mementos to Jim Wilkison and Jack Duncan

Bob Beveridge skipper of PT810 at the helm with some wartime photos following








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