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| PT-143 with experimental searchlight on her fantail Sent by G. W. Kahler |
Russ Padden Photo added 27 March 2019 |
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c. May 1943 Morobe River, Morobe, New Guinea 0615 - Returning to base after knocking off three Japanese barges off Cape Gloucester, New Britain. PT-143 was under the command of LTJG John H. Baylis, USNR |
William Fish |
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Bill Skade at the helm From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
Jerry Gilmartin, MMC(SW), USN, Ret. |
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In dry dock From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, CO of PT-143 |
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Crew photo From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, CO of PT-143 |
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Bill Godfrey (with sword), Hutch, Fritz, Weidman, Andy, Dominic and Barriero From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
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c. early 1945 From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
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Small arms practice From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
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Crew photo From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
![PT-114](https://www.navsource.org/archives/12/tn/120511404.gif) |
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Borneo PT-142, PT-143 and PT-114 nested alongside a tender From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
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Cleaning one of the .50 cal. machine gun From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
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Bill Skade From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
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The banana boat From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
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Laundry day From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
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Towing Australian troop boats to Borneo with two Australian and an Indonesian officer on the fantail From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 |
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LTJG Albert A. Young, Jr. at the helm From the collection of LT Albert A. Young, Jr. USNR, commanding PT-143 |
Janet Young |
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Original photo: From the collection of LT Albert A. Young, Jr. USNR, commanding PT-143 Replacement photo: Photo from the estate of William T. Ahrens, Torpedoman; via his daughter, Patrice Guarachi |
Original photo: Janet Young Replacement photo: Parker Jones |
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William T. Ahrens, Torpedoman, on extreme left, artist of "The Girlfriend" Photo from the estate of William T. Ahrens, Torpedoman; via his daughter, Patrice Guarachi |
Parker Jones |
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c. June 1945 Borneo Moored alongside LCI(L)-712 From the collection of LTJG William Skade, USNR, commanding PT-143 in MTBRon 8. (Mr. Skade turned 90 years old on 25 September 2011) |
Jerry Gilmartin, MMC(SW), USN, Ret. |