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USS PC-1128
Posted by:
Michael Bradbury
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Date: September 16, 2005 09:22AM
The son of the last commander of PC-1128 is a friend. I am helping him research the ship and it's crew. I have the commander's file and copy of the ship's log. The skipper was Lt. Robert Lee Essick, USN. He is deceased. The ship capsized in a typhoon off Okinawa on or about 15 Sept.45. Thirty men were lost. I have copies of letters to the families etc. I would like to communicate with any crew members/family or others who may have knowledge of the ship, it's crew and what happened. The only records I have found on line list the ship as being damaged in an earlier typhoon but there is no mention of the 1945 event. I'm a retired elected DA in Ventura County, California and you can check me out on line or at the DA's office if you wish. Thanks for the help. Mike Bradbury