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 I left Seattle on January 16, 1946 and arrived on Shemya in early February. Quarantined for 2 weeks. I was assigned to the 713th Signal Co. as a supply NCO. Endured a 3 day williwaw shortly afterward. I left for home and discharge in November of 1946. e-Mail: rkoppen78@sbcglobal.net |
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1. The "David W. Branch" troop ship I sailed to Shemya in January 1946. |
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2. The David W. Branch troop ship I sailed to Shemya in Jan. 1946. That's me 2nd from the left on the bridge on a halfway decent day. |
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3. Snowed in, March 1946. |
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4. Our C.O. Lt. Grabowski after March 1946 snowstorm. |
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5. My Hut #5 after March 1946 snowstorm. Had to dig in and out three times a day! |
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6. 713th's Orderly Room, snowbound after March 1946 snowstorm. |
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7. Three of us (me, Ruben, and Chuck) on a bunker having a laugh. The scene was looking from our outfit down to the garbage dump & storage area. |
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8. That's me on the left in the pic by the Jeep with Ruben & Chuck in front of our supply office at 713th Signal ACW. |
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9. USO Troop, June 1946. |
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10. 713th Signal ACW Administrative complex. |
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11. 713th Signal ACW Radar. |
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12. Cards were a favorite past time during the Williwaws. |
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13. Just received a "Dear John?" |
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14. Refueling the oil for the hut heater. We confiscated a discarded wing tank to use. |
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15. Looking from our outfit down to the garbage dump & storage area. |
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16. Sea Lions on Shemya. |
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17. Agattu on a clear day. |
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18. Agattu Beach at Radar Outpost. |
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19. Agattu Radar Outpost |
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20. Here's Butch, P-38. [Note: This is not the P-38 "Little Butch" from Shemya, Dan Lange's aircraft] |
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21. B-17 on tarmac, June 26, 1946. |
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22. P-51 on Shemya, 1946. |
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23. P-38s in formation. |
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24. Scenes of a B-24 crash in June, 1946 fog. Most of the crew bailed out. |
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25. Another scene of the B-24 crash. |
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26. Searching for survivors on the beach. Only 2 or 3 survived. |
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27. Checking out left over ordinance on the beach. |
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28. Lookout for my ship? |
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29. Homeward bound, November 1946, on the George Washington Carver. |
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