Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guadalcanal

Matrix Games Forums

Forums Register Login Photo Gallery Member List Search Calendars FAQ

My Profile Inbox Address Book My Subscription My Forums Log Out

Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guadalcanal

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition >> Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guadalcanal

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guadalcanal - 12/5/2012 11:19:57 AM

spence

Posts: 5400
Joined: 4/20/2003
From: Vancouver, Washington
Status: offline

http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/Guadalcanal10-2011.pdf

Some rare photos embedded in the article

Post #: 1

RE: Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guad... - 12/5/2012 11:48:13 AM

Empire101

Posts: 1950
Joined: 5/20/2008
From: Coruscant
Status: offline

Fascinating. Some rare photos I've never seen before too.

Thanks for sharing.

_____________________________

Our lives may be more boring than those who lived in apocalyptic times,
but being bored is greatly preferable to being prematurely dead because of some ideological fantasy. - Michael Burleigh

(in reply to spence)

Post #: 2

RE: Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guad... - 12/5/2012 12:16:23 PM

helldiver

Posts: 86
Joined: 5/21/2008
From: SRA
Status: offline

TNX, Spence. You bring good, specific stuff to this table.

Regards.
Helldiver

(in reply to Empire101)

Post #: 3

RE: Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guad... - 12/5/2012 2:06:26 PM

dr.hal

Posts: 3335
Joined: 6/3/2006
From: Covington LA via Montreal!
Status: offline

Thanks Spence, I appreciate it. The president of the university where I work is a retired coast Guard Rear Admiral. I sent the PDF to him.... Thanks again. Hal

_____________________________

(in reply to helldiver)

Post #: 4

RE: Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guad... - 12/5/2012 9:11:52 PM

spence

Posts: 5400
Joined: 4/20/2003
From: Vancouver, Washington
Status: offline

I found it of note that the 7th Transport Group was formed and started practicing together and with the Marines before PH.

(in reply to dr.hal)

Post #: 5

RE: Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guad... - 12/5/2012 9:42:20 PM

m10bob

Posts: 8622
Joined: 11/3/2002
From: Dismal Seepage Indiana
Status: offline

My dad-in law was a Coastie from that war..He told me the Navy had a joke about the Coast Guard:..Why were all Coast Guardsmen tall?...So if their ship was sunk, they could walk to the shoreline...

_____________________________

(in reply to spence)

Post #: 6

RE: Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guad... - 12/5/2012 11:56:35 PM

rjopel

Posts: 614
Joined: 12/19/2007
From: Charlottesville, VA, USA
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: m10bob

My dad-in law was a Coastie from that war..He told me the Navy had a joke about the Coast Guard:..Why were all Coast Guardsmen tall?...So if their ship was sunk, they could walk to the shoreline...

Joke still in use today.

(in reply to m10bob)

Post #: 7

RE: Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guad... - 12/6/2012 2:24:23 AM

spence

Posts: 5400
Joined: 4/20/2003
From: Vancouver, Washington
Status: offline

Yeah, yeah, yeah...Puddle Pirates etc

(in reply to rjopel)

Post #: 8

RE: Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guad... - 12/6/2012 11:53:50 AM

mikkey

Posts: 3142
Joined: 2/10/2008
From: Slovakia
Status: offline

Nice article, thanks for sharing Spence.

_____________________________

(in reply to spence)

Post #: 9

Page: [1]

All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition >> Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guadalcanal

Page: [1]