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Over 22 million . . . the number of living US veterans. I salute you.
Having said that, I’m searching for former crew of this vessel, PC 1264, launched from a long-gone shipyard in the Bronx in November 1943. Today this vessel, site of a social experiment, lies off
Staten Island, less than 15 miles from the old Consolidated Shipbuilding Company in the Bronx. Today I’ve been reading Black Company: The Story of Subchaser 1264, published in 1972 by her first commanding officer, Eric S. Purdon, later Commander. Click here to read Purdon’s obituary.
A former crewman on PC-1264 was Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. , later Vice Admiral Gravely.
I took these fotos in August 2011.
Black Company tells a story largely forgotten and makes an interesting read.
The top foto comes from Purdon’s book and is used without permission.
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