From: Jim & Pat Winne (jwinne@nettally.com)
Date: Wed Dec 25 2002 - 16:31:33 PST
Hi Fred,
I about dropped my socks when I read the name "Mount Hood". My Dad was on
a CVE (baby flattop) from '43 to '45 and once told me about one time when
they were taking on bombs from an ammo ship in the Admiralty Islands. The
ship was the Mount Hood and it blew up. If the launch had been on time he
would have been coming along side about the wrong time. Wow, I wonder if
that was the same ship or if they named another after it. I guess it is
possible that someone left it with his wife or family before going to
sea. That is possibly a rare bit of history you have there.
Happy Holidays
Jim (KB4IVH)
MVPA #17216
At 15:36 12/25/2002 -0500, Fred Martin wrote:
> It bothered me so much thinkin about this that I hunted the thing up.
>Hadn't been in that place in years....found a few ship's patches, a
>couple of old crows, a (Damage Controlman 3/c), a good looking Zippo
>lighter with the USS Mount Hood AE-29 ammunition ship and emblem on it.
>( Does this qualify for a military vehicle?) Anyone sail her? Anyone
>need it? The boatswain's whistle only has sterling stamped on it,
>nothing else and a lot of black tarnish....been stashed since the early
>sixties. I can still play the last part of taps on it....remember that?
>After a long day of turning to....it was a welcome sound, huh? It was an
>unwelcome sound in the north atlantic in the winter at 0200 when the
>bos'n piped "stand by for heavy rolls to starboard"! Does anyone on the
>board know who manufactured them? Fred
>
>
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