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I was on a fishing crew here in Rhode Island; fish trapping out of Sakonnet Point...
The skipper of the boat was George Mendonsa...he had served as Quartermaster on The Sullivans....
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You can't see it but the steamer for the trap gang was named "Maria Mendonsa" after George's mother.
I only wanted to make a point that it was (DD 537) The Sullivans as he was very proud of his service and in how his Destroyer was named.
He was a HUGE guy and an exemplary American of "the greatest generation".
George Mendonsa, 95, Most Likely the Sailor in a Famous Photo, Dies - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The skipper of the boat was George Mendonsa...he had served as Quartermaster on The Sullivans....
You can't see it but the steamer for the trap gang was named "Maria Mendonsa" after George's mother.
I only wanted to make a point that it was (DD 537) The Sullivans as he was very proud of his service and in how his Destroyer was named.
He was a HUGE guy and an exemplary American of "the greatest generation".
George Mendonsa, 95, Most Likely the Sailor in a Famous Photo, Dies - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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