One of my Mom's Cousins, Lawrence Moore, was with the Marines in the
Pacific Theater and saw action in many of the major island battles. He may
have been aboard her at some point. He passed away about ten years ago so I
am unable to ask.
Charlie
On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 10:03 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I was out Goodwill Hunting yesterday and came across a curious item.
> The framed paintings, prints, and photos tend to be pretty humdrum, but my
> eye caught a large framed photo of a WWII assault transport. Since I have
> an interest in such things and the pgoto was in like new condition I bought
> it.
>
> The ship turned out to be the USS Zeilin (APA-3, earlier APA-9) that
> was built for the navy in 1921, saw commercial service, then returned to
> naval service 1940 and configured as an assault transport. It saw
> extensive service in the South Pacific and was badly damaged by a bomb
> which ruptured the hull and carried away the starboard propeller shaft. A
> thumbnail history is here:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Zeilin_(APA-3)
>
> The photo in the Wikipedia page is the same as the one I came home
> with, though a little cropped left and right. In mine, the north tower of
> the Golden Gate Bridge is clearly visible. Here's a larger online copy:
>
> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L3OgzTz0jxU/UXZ5e_NIgyI/
> AAAAAAAAHOw/j8wCCfzn0sU/s1600/USS+Zeilin+8.jpg
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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