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  1. Ron J

    Honor / Respect.,.. Sunday morning

    i went to Todds Farm, in Rowley Mass. about a 20 minute ride, as i usually do, every Sunday morning. Its a large Flea Marker, with a quite a few vendors. Some from Maine, N.H. and Mass. Arrived at 5:00 or so... After walking thru a second time, to see what i may of missed, i returned to a...
  2. Ron J

    News of Vt. Dave... read a message

    on Monday, that Dave is finally home! YEA! Him and Debbie are getting adjusted to this, i"am sure Dave is thrilled. Guess he is making progress, but has a long recovery. Looking forward to his posting again. Rj
  3. Ron J

    Everybody okay out there? Never seen it so quiet..

    Back to work this past Monday, had plenty of catching up to do. Plenty of yard work around the bungalow also.
  4. Ron J

    Saturday, trip to Cape Cod..

    This weekend is the end of my Spring vaca. :sadwalk: But i did accomplish alot. Did some yard work, built a new Catwalk for my pier. Got my new tydeebowl boat registered, and used it! Went to Portland Maine, etc.Today i had high enough tide to launch my float! Saturday drove to Cape Cod, with...
  5. Ron J

    Caught this Sunrise a couple of weeks ago... off Independence Park in Beverly Ma.

    [attachment 89784 DSC04364.jpg][attachment 89785 DSC04365.jpg][attachment 89786 DSC04366.jpg]Wished i was going out on the Lobsterboat that day! In the top picture you can see Bakers Island, with the lighthouse on the left. In the bottom pic you can see Great Misery/Little Misery to the left of...
  6. Ron J

    Misery Islands.....

    [attachment 89450 100_1144.jpg][attachment 89445 100_1150.jpg]A couple of weeks ago, got the bug to buy a small boat with an outboard, so i searched on Craigslist, till i found a good deal. I wanted something i could trailer easily. Ended up with an older, 84, 16ft Starcraft with a 1999, Mercury...
  7. Ron J

    Nubble Light.....York Beach Village, Maine

    The last couple of days have been windy and rainy around New England. I don't let that keep me inside, though, it just means no yard work for awhile, so lets go for a ride! I am gonna skip Sundays ride. I am on Vaca this week, so Al and I took a ride to Maine. A little antiquing here and there...
  8. Ron J

    Regarding Dave,, I'll email his daughter to find out any update, will report once i get a reply.

    n/t
  9. Ron J

    The "Mosquito Fleet" Finale.... V E Day! "half the fight is over"

    Well the scuttlebutte was true.... Bud state's April 28-45 "Today we (all 10 boats) went out on a victory parade. We met the French Fleet off San Remo. We put on a pretty good show. (I wonder they were during the war, if they still existed?, Bud doesn't mention anything else pertaining to...
  10. Ron J

    The "Mosquito Fleet " part 5 .... Battle damage...

    Buds Tenth mission took place on March 9 1945. During this mission the 304 took a slight gouge on the Starboard Bow, looks minor in the photo.[attachment 85209 ScannedImage-46.jpg][attachment 85211 ScannedImage-47.jpg] But appears they hauled her out possibly to check the hull, maybe giving it...
  11. Ron J

    Obtaining Military Records.... FREE... Go to

    Military.com , near the top nearer the left, on a narrow border, click on Benefits, a small window opens, scroll down to Records. From here scroll down to "getting Military records of Military Personnel & others. Click on the "Standard form 180" request pertaining to military records. Print...
  12. Ron J

    The "Mosquito Fleet" part 4.....a little incident about this Story i need to mention..

    Tuesday, i had brought Buds Diary pages to the Dealership to make copies. I need to organize the dates,and places, with a highlighter. I also wanted to ,mark the locations Bud mentions to locate what country he was exactly writing about. There were other items to highlight, such as what is an...
  13. Ron J

    The "Mosquito Fleet" part 3.. Missions...

    Bud states he spent Christmas in Leghorn (Italy). ..Jan.6 1945 "this morning we got news that the 306 was missing. It was carrying 2 officers,12 crewmembers, and 15 replacements! In late afternoon word came that they were actually save in Joshua. I need to mention here, that Buds # 304 was part...
  14. Ron J

    The Mosquito Fleet... part two... Off to the Mediterranean!

    I have been studying Buds, 5 pages of Diary, stating dates/facts and thoughts of what was happening to him. I am sure his training and perhaps a classmate or two were traveling with him,kept him sane. Bud states Sept. 19 1944, left for Europe aboard a converted refrigerated cargo ship, as part...
  15. Ron J

    A Real Hero, in " The Mosquito Fleet!"

    I believe this to be a good title for this story. Its about a gentleman from Massachusetts, who served his country during WW ll ! Anyone who served during that time is a Hero in my eyes. A dying breed of brave men/women who helped keep the U.S.A. free! They made sacrifices we can not imagine...
  16. Ron J

    Message from VT. DAVE.....

    I was sent an e-mail via Dave's Son-in-law, asking me to pass this message along:..... To All, This will probably the last in a series from Brigham + Women's Hospital (Boston). I have received your many letters and words of encouragement. I an taking things one day at a time. This is my...
  17. Ron J

    "Model Boat" a recent chase.....

    Fred's post below about model boats, reminded me to post this short tale of a recent experience. I have a small collection of various model or scratch built vessels. I don't really want models that are assembled and have been currently made,machine or human factory types. I have a great...
  18. Ron J

    Anyone know what happened to Sunny? She has been too quiet!!

    n/t
  19. Ron J

    Some Surf shots from Sunday....

    [attachment 84048 100_1004.jpg]Al and i did a little cruising Sunday. Ended up driving to Plum Island out of Newburyport. Its kind of like the Cape, sand dunes, house;s on high fondations etc. Most of the old camps have been washed away or rebuilt over the years. Appears, they just built another...
  20. Ron J

    Alexander's door stop.....

    Tonight i stopped at the White Hen Pantry for some milk, i need for dinner. Right now, me and General Mills are kind of partners...I am trying to lose some of the excess overhang, so its Wheaties or Rice Crispys with fruit & honey for meals for awhile. While in the parking lot, i was gabbing on...
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