Sunday, May 01, 2011

The USS Macomb was one of the first to enter Tokyo Bay for the Japanese Surrender

The Minesweeper my Father was on ie,,Special Thanks to James Rocky Tankersley, EM2/c from 9/42-9/45

Here is a story from his time on the ship

,,,,"There he introduced me to Bogart and asked if I could put together a make shift PA system for Bogart who wanted to put on an impromptu show for the crew. I got together with one of the ship's electrician's mates (Rocky Tankersley) and together we jury rigged the ships movie projector sound system to serve as a PA.
Bogart and his group put on a show for the crew on the focastle."

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