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Date Posted:12/11/10 02:00:52
David...saw your post..unfortunately the internet came along too late for so many WWII vets. My father was on the LST 205 as part of the original launching crew. He was a motor machinist mate and his picture is in the two group shots on one of the LST 205 sites. A Chicagoan he joined the Coast Guard and served in rescue life boats out of Holland Michigan until assigned to crew the LST 205 built at Seneca, Illinois. He stayed with the 205 thru the Phillipine landings. He eventually was assigned to harbor patrol in Le Harve, France and was discharged in 1946. He often talked of his shipmates and less about events like the West Loch explosions (most veterans minimized their experiences in the war) but w/o the powerful tool of the internet was not able to locate any of his friends. My dad passed away in September 1998 from cancer at age 79. He had a love for the Coast Guard. He was a good husband and father and a hard working guy that made the 'Greatest Generation' what they were...peace..!
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