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i spent several days in the national archives doing research on the boat that my father served on during ww2. i was able to locate the ship’s logs, after action reports, intel reports and war diaries. the plan is to include them on the website about the boat (www.pt127.org).
beyond a doubt, the people at the national archives were, from the security guards to the research specialists, to the lunch counter folks, the nicest, most helpful fed employees i have ever met.
the national archives II, just north of DC. on this day, a saturday, i was able to park on top level of the parking garage. (bike is back in the hotel room.)
lobby of national archives.
research room, textural division, early saturday morning,
front page of one of the log books from my father's boat — "PT 127".
ship's roll of the 127 boat — my dad listed 10th from top.