The Story of MTB 3 in the Philippines
Four naval officers recount the early Pacific war with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 in the Philippines from 1941. They describe sabotaged fuel, dwindling rations, a brutal Cavite raid, and the crew’s desperate, risky operations as war nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philippines
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
John Bulkeley
Leutenant
Quadron
R. B. Kelly
Anthony Akers
George EB. Cox Sr
Alth
Henry J Brantingham
Australia
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Bulkeley
Mariveles
Bataan
Sisiman Cove
Crésco High School
Uncle Sam
Pacific
Clermont Local News Highlights Weekend Visits and Birth
Mrs Wayne Shipton Virginia Garretson and Verla Gunderson spent the weekend in Detroit where the husband is in Naval Armory training. Cedar Rapids guests visited Clermont grandparents. A baby girl Carolyn Bernice was born March 3 to Clifford Kittleson and wife. Kenneth A Walton added to war bond buyers list. A four foot water snake on Independence golf course prompted Mr Gates to dispatch it.
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Wayne Shipton
Virginia Garretson
Verla Gunderson
Detroit
Mich
Naval Armory
Wm. Burrow, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Frank Fay
Clifford Kittleson
Carolyn Bernice
Ella Nygaard
Albert Scheel
Marjorie
Irvin
Cedar Falls
Clermont
Albert Christianson
Elmer Sanders
Bonnie Jeau
Otto Sanders
Postville
Eva Olson
Ed C. Olson
Martin Nelson
Melbourne
H. E. Landsgard
West Lutheran Church
Wm. Paulson
Oelwein
Albert Burrow
Wm. Burrow
Richard Griebenow
Dennis
L. D. Kinsel
Fayette
Kenneth A. Walton
Anamosa
Kenneth
Robert Walton
Iowa
B. O. Gates
Independence Golf Club
Mr. Gates
Post Office Entry From Clermont Fayette Bounty Iowa
A notice from Clermont Fayette Bounty Iowa records a second class mail matter entry. The short line indicates parcel or mailing status under postal regulations.
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Clermont
Fayette Bounty
Iowa
Resurrected Plot in City Parking Strife Reported
A chaotic street scene unfolded when a man identified as Seatman allegedly lied on the pavement awaiting arrival of officers. The event included a confrontation about a plotting scheme and led to a disturbance before a vigil was organized to help sober the involved party.
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Pitixeria
Ofticat
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Navy
Iit
Jack
Corregidor
Formosa
Nichols Field
Cavite
Fortmesa
Luzon
Chalker
Texarkana
Texas
Houlihan
Ray
Buck
Mariveles Mountain
Orient
Canacao Hospital
Admiral Rockwell
Ensign Cox
New York
Kelly
DeLong
MTE
Rock
Japd
Slocum
Lingayen
Colin Kelly
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Clermont Enterprise Lilérmont
Agnes Paulson
Lows Press Association
National’ Editorial Association
I. C, Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
Baby
Bolson
Bolton
Chibatc
Bolson’s
M. Kneeland
Idren
Ee Tee
Ai Piri
Staezt
Richard L. Olson
John Deere Machinery and Genuine Parts
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