Destroyer Escort Historical Museum, USS Slater (DE-766)

[SlaterDoc]

Yeap, I've been UA for a while due to some health issues. And the youg guy, Thomas that contributed quite a bit here has remained very busy on the FB page.
I also haven't been onboard for some time even though I relocated to be closer to the ship. Hopefully I am going to get back up there in a couple of weeks.
I have a project to dive into as I bought a jeep to restore that will eventually wind up being kept at the ship during the Summer. My plan is to trailer(which I also bought) the jeep behind my motorhome and hit the road in the winter and visit some of our sister museum ships. Now I just have to get to the restoration!
One aquisition I was happy to obtain was the pictured license plate! It originally belonged to a WW2 vet that was the cook/gunner on PT-143. His name was Alfred Romagnolo. He passed back in 2015. I thought how appropriate a memorial to have that plate on a WW2 ship.

[Albany Rifles]

Yeap, I've been UA for a while due to some health issues. And the youg guy, Thomas that contributed quite a bit here has remained very busy on the FB page.
I also haven't been onboard for some time even though I relocated to be closer to the ship. Hopefully I am going to get back up there in a couple of weeks.
I have a project to dive into as I bought a jeep to restore that will eventually wind up being kept at the ship during the Summer. My plan is to trailer(which I also bought) the jeep behind my motorhome and hit the road in the winter and visit some of our sister museum ships. Now I just have to get to the restoration!
One aquisition I was happy to obtain was the pictured license plate! It originally belonged to a WW2 vet that was the cook/gunner on PT-143. His name was Alfred Romagnolo. He passed back in 2015. I thought how appropriate a memorial to have that plate on a WW2 ship.

Sorry for your illness but I'm glad you are back on your feet.

That is a tremendous picture and the plate is just perfect!

Enjoy your trips! Do you have an itinerary yet?

[SlaterDoc]

Well Albany, an itinerary would be something I should do. But, I'll probably just wing it as best I can when I can. The end point will be the same one I had planned out 2 years ago! From the looks of things the Battleship Texas may make it to Galveston before I do! I hope to spend a couple of months down there at the Stewart and do a little restoring of her sickbay. But first i need to finish our sickbay on Slater! What I will most likely do is make the trip down the east coast with stops at the USS Alabama, the USS Lexington, and The USS Kidd before getting to Galveston. And of course, everything will depend on the cost of diesel at the time! At 9 miles per gallon on the Bounder, right now would cost me $400 per tankful!
This pic is of Ltjg Bill Skade CO of the PT-143.

[TopHatter]

Well Albany, an itinerary would be something I should do. But, I'll probably just wing it as best I can when I can. The end point will be the same one I had planned out 2 years ago! From the looks of things the Battleship Texas may make it to Galveston before I do! I hope to spend a couple of months down there at the Stewart and do a little restoring of her sickbay. But first i need to finish our sickbay on Slater! What I will most likely do is make the trip down the east coast with stops at the USS Alabama, the USS Lexington, and The USS Kidd before getting to Galveston. And of course, everything will depend on the cost of diesel at the time! At 9 miles per gallon on the Bounder, right now would cost me $400 per tankful!

Don't forget to loop over to Jacksonville and visit the Orleck! I'll buy you a few rounds at a pub if that makes up for the $400 tank of gas

[Albany Rifles]

Well Albany, an itinerary would be something I should do. But, I'll probably just wing it as best I can when I can. The end point will be the same one I had planned out 2 years ago! From the looks of things the Battleship Texas may make it to Galveston before I do! I hope to spend a couple of months down there at the Stewart and do a little restoring of her sickbay. But first i need to finish our sickbay on Slater! What I will most likely do is make the trip down the east coast with stops at the USS Alabama, the USS Lexington, and The USS Kidd before getting to Galveston. And of course, everything will depend on the cost of diesel at the time! At 9 miles per gallon on the Bounder, right now would cost me $400 per tankful!
This pic is of Ltjg Bill Skade CO of the PT-143.

Don't know if you visited but you may want to consider Norfolk for the Wisconsin and Wilmington, NC, for the North Carolina. And of course Patriot Point in Charleston is a special place!