USS Pigeon and the Presidential Unit Citation
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2019
- The Presidential Unit Citation, the unit equivalent of a Navy Cross, was created in February 1942, and backdated to actions on or after October 16, 1941. The first warship to be awarded the citation was not what you might expect. The USS Pigeon shows, when it comes to heroism, size does not matter.
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If the Pigeon could speak it would probably say "It was nuthin', I was just doing my job....."
"If the Pigeon could speak it would probably say "It was nuthin', I was just doing my job....."
I've heard that from several WW-II Heroes-"I just did what ANY of us would do in that situation." True Humility.
I am just trying to figure out why anyone would dislike this video...
As Forrest Gump said, “Stupid is as stupid does”..... no other way to explain it
Commies
There are sad people here on RUclips that bring up a video, give it a thumbs down as soon as it comes up, then moves on to the next. I guess it's 'fun' for those living in their parent's basements with nothing else to do. They would especially be interested in thumbing down ANY video involving our military or actual history, or anything that tries to inform or teach.
Maybe what’s her name the soccer queen did it?
@@donf3877 good explanation i love the history guy Thumbs up stay awesome.
Thank you from all of the families of the Philippine defenders, the defenders of Bataan and Corregidor all deserve to be remembered.
Your welcome.
My late uncle Euclid Johnson survived the battan death March. I only heard him talk about it once just before I left for 1st gulf war.
@@2ndarmoredhellonwheels106 my grandfather fought in the Philippines in ww2 did talk about it but not very often.. thumbs up stay awesome.
They were sacrificed due to Dug out Dug's total incompetence.
@@andrewphillips8341 I've never been a fan of his--he was a self-absorbed pompous ass--but what exactly do you think he could have done to change the outcome? (Other than better dispersal of the planes, but he wasn't the only one who screwed that up.) The only thing I can think of would have been to surrender sooner...given how the Japanese treated their prisoners, not putting up a fight would have made that even worse.
That was a great story of a great ship with a very brave crew. My stepfather was a Pharmacist for over 40 years. He was an intelligent, fun man. I remember that whenever we were watching a WW2 movie, Tom would quietly slip out of the room, he never watched war movies. His brother had been in the Navy, stationed in the Philippines. After the fall of Corregidor, he too, was taken prisoner by the Japanese. He later died on the famous Bataan Death March.
Infamous.....
My grandfather survived the death march. Sorry, your step-uncle did not.
It was NOT a great ship. But the crew WAS brave beyond all understanding.
THAT's why it is a GREAT story.
Tom Collier, I thank your stepfather for his service.
Back in high school, I had an JROTC instructor who landed on Omaha Beach. He, absolutely, refused to talk about what had happened. However, one time, I overheard say to someone I LOST A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT DAY.
The man could never make peace with his demons,and, was tortured by them until he died. He lived to be 87.
The list of names at the end was a nice touch I paused the vid and read each name slowly : (
Real men.
Shame they never got to raise sons to keep our country strong.
I did too, also took me back to the names of the dead on the Arizona Memorial. Many brothers and father/sons on that list.
BTW Your avatar is one of my all time favorite Navy art prints.
Me too.
Solemn and dignified ending of the video. History Guy...you are a gentleman, Sir.
David Jose o
My father had British army friends who were captured at Hong Kong and died in captivity - he never forgave the Japanese for their mistreatment of prisoners, something seen throughtout the war. He viewed it as unanswered war-crimes. He refused to buy anything Japanese for his entire life, something he kept up until his death in 2013.
It was the same with my dad who was a veteran of the South Pacific, US Navy, USS Robert's. He had several friends in the US Army, and one Navy buddy that were captured at Corregidor by the Japanese and put on the infamous Bataan Death March.
When they put into port at Manila, late in the war, several Japanese soldiers came out of the jungle and killed 17 Navy Pilots while they were in the showers.
So he saw firsthand what the Japanese had done all through the Pacific Theater as he saw action from the Solomon Islands on up.
But yeah, he wouldn't buy anything from Japan and he never lost that hatred that he developed for the Japanese during the war. At this point in my life I can understand my dad's feelings but I never shared his hatred for the Japanese.
@@Jakal-pw8yq What caused the extreme cruelty to captives by the Japanese army, and other services but the army was the worst, was two pronged. The first was to the Japanese you were supposed to die for your emperor so they did not understand surrender as Japan had refused to sign the Geneva Conventions.
The second was that in the Japanese army it was bullying from the top on down so the soldiers on the bottom suddenly had someone below them which sadly too many took advantage of that new status.
This does not excuse the Japanese treatment of prisoners but I feel it does help explain it.
Amazing the bravery shown by the crew of the USS Pigeon. Thanks for another great history episode, History guy. :)
Bravery is simple survival. You learn very quickly that your buddy's survival can mean your own.
When I was in high school, the history books touched on The Battle Off Samar, also in the Philippines where a tiny force of destroyers and destroyer escorts held off the main Japanese Fleet trying to destroy the ships and men landing at Leyte. That tiny force succeeded. A few years ago, I found the book "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" that documents the battle. Destroyers Johnston and Hoel along with destroyer escort Roberts and two escort carriers were sunk. The Johnston led the charge. When it sank, it became the deepest shipwreck yet found (20,402 feet down found in 2019). What an epic battle; the stern 5" gun on the Roberts fired 293 rounds, many after the hydraulics had been shot out. The 294th round cooked off and exploded before the breech could be closed. Awe inspiring...must read...
@@WCM1945 Maybe. But practical-minded Hawes was saving war assets more than anything else. America should bless that fearless man.
My father, himself a former Navy officer, used to say of such men like those on the USS Pigeon: "When the ships were wood and the men were iron..."
Thank you. My Grandfather was on the USS PIGEON.
Sean Daugherty
I’m sure you Remember him with Pride & Honor 🇺🇸
@@jnstonbely5215 because of him i was with the 160th. I wish i was half the man he was.
@@UHK-Reaper160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment...... Fort Campbel,l KY.
@@UHK-Reaper i was a station machine gun operator. I covered thousands on americans... Civilians, legionaires, Rangers.... Etc....my dog....killed to rescue americans... She died a E7.......
@@seandaugherty7636 now that is one hell of a previous occupation. Hope the holidays find you in good spirits. Best wishes.
Excellent as always, but the roll call at the end brought tears to my eyes.
Another fascinating bit of history... It's not how much ship is in the fight, but how much fight is in the ship! Thank you, History Guy... I appreciate what you do!
My Father's Salvage Career started out on the Recovery Ship Falcon in 1924. He met Momson and McCann. He helped to salvage and refit several S-Boats. He lost his best friend on the Squalus. He became a Civilian Shipfitter at the age of 14. At 16 he joined the National Guard. He worked Defense Jobs almost all his life. In 1941 he answered Roosevelt's call to help Salvage the Ships at Pearl Harbour. Men were still alive below decks trapped in the dry and semi-dry spaces. ( some lived for weeks.) After about a year more of Defense work he joined the Navy Reserve. ( he was still an Essential War Worker. ) A little while later he was placed on Active Duty. Many of the Rear Admirals that my Father served under had come from the Salvage Ships as young fledgling Officers. They were tasked by the Pentagon to plan the Naval Campaign against the Japanese. They were collectively known as"The Salvage Admirals." My Father became a Beach Jumper partly because of his connection to them. They started the Sineo Asiatic Cooperative Organization... S.A.C.O. for short. They conducted clandestine operations in China, Burma, India, Siam and French Indo-China. Perhaps Stories on the Salvage Admirals and SACO( Beach Jumpers as well) would be in order? Dad grew up on the docks of Brooklyn. A World War Marine Veteran who had a gig as a Stevedore taught my Father how to box. The Man's name...Gene Tunney. Years later Dad became one of Tunney's "FISH." The Tunneyfish gave spawn to the Beach Jumpers , The U.D.T and Frogmen. They later evolved into the Navy Seals Program. ( I forgot to mention the Marine and Seabee Scouts and Raiders Program.) Dad shot at Camp Perry and was a Distinguished Expert shot with the Springfield 'o3. When he wasn't sailing on his Tin Can he was a Scout Sniper who gathered Intelligence by targeting Staff Officers. My Seabee Uncle Marcel Belanger was a Raider Demolition Expert attached to the Second Marine Raider Battalion. Perhaps they too should be remembered.
As a proud U.S. NAVY veteran I salute those brave sailors who's extraordinary bravery and gallantry in every way, fulfilled and exemplified the proud tradition of the U.S. NAVY in doing their duty while under fire and in imminent danger of losing their lives.
The Navy does it ALL, and does it ALL AT ONCE!!! ✌🏻🇺🇸
Thank you so much for bringing this story to light. There are so many of these stories of small units making big contributions under extraordinary circumstances. Circumstances that they were never trained, equipped nor expected to deal with. And yet they rose to the challenge. With aplomb, tenacity and near superhuman courage.
Thank you, my best buddy was a Chief on the Haas and this is really great! The Legacy of why ships are named after people sometimes is not learned by the public and Naval traditions put a lot into the naming of a ship. The Pigeon, its brave crew and Captain Haas are very much worth remembering.
BRAVO HISTORY GUY !
You’ve done it again bringing us a wonderful story of the incredible saga of the
USS Pigeon !
What an amazing ship and great & skilled crew plus the deeds they performed.
Truly remarkable!
They did it all and improvised when they had to !
Bless Them All .
And Thanks to you for what you do here every day .
All of us very much appreciate your bringing us these stories; which
“deserve to be remembered”
🇺🇸
I am authorized to wear the PUC for my duty aboard the USS Midway CVA-41 from 30 April 1972 to 9 February 1973 awarded by President Nixon.
Thank you for your service Dennis.
@@Avallachgrey You are welcome.
Bravo!
ALL of us truly thank you Dennis for your service to our country.
You know as I do, that
A Smart America is a
Strong America
And a Strong America is a SECURE America 🇺🇸
Happy holidays Dennis. You know you're a bad ass right? Hope you're having luck finding the correct size skivvies 😁
The look of the USS Pigeon and where it served in China reminds me of the movie "The Sand Pebbles". Another fine story THG! It is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.
John...Yes, I had the same thought...Steve McQueen in The Sand Pebbles.
Also see "Yangtse Incident" HMS Amethyst.
That's one of my favorite movies, they don't make movies like that anymore.
Live steam.....
Dead steam .....
The Book The Sand Pebbles is better then the movie. It cover a lot more then the movie managed to. It was written by a former member of the Brown Water Navy in China. Everything in the Book did happen but not always to the same ship.
Another wonderful episode of forgotten history. Thank you team The History Guy👍
Well done sir, well done. The names of the deceased crew members was a particularly nice touch.
Having watched about 90% of your videos (I'm binge watching as fast as I can), I must say that this has to be one of your best. The USS Pigeon & her crew are definitely part of "history that deserves to be remembered."
most of what I like about your presentations of whatever subject is , the respect you show towards the said .
I salute you
It's not the size of the ship but the fight in the crew that makes the difference.
HMS Glowworm, the first VC of WWII.
That's what mother's tell their sons.
I love that ship, ramming a cruiser takes a certain something.
@@LostShipMate Pure elan, reminds me of the HMS Africa at Trafalgar. A third rate 64 gunner pulling up to the massive 130 gun Santísima Trinidad and giving her hell.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain.
@UCm0Nkk4GhSzaPgLJnOSfJmg I'd love to read about it. Got a link?
Served on the USS Hawes FFG-53 we flew a large Pirate flag that was a replica of the SKull and Cross bones Flag USS Pigeons crew made for Their Captain Hawes. We hosted his Family during a port visit in 2008 in Savannah, GA.
When the story got to the point where you talk about the USS Pigeon being sunk during the war...it really struck an emotionally sad chord with me as I was dearly hoping that this ship was still afloat as a museum ship somewhere and would have liked to have visited it.
Who on earth could give this a thumbs down? THG well done and I totally enjoyed you bringing this story to us !
Possibly it's because we live in an age where hating the act of war has become so twisted . Some will react in disgust and lash out in any way available at what they see through warped vision only as glorifying the pursuit of it, even when fighting it is the only process of ending one. Just as they will blindly deny such ideas are the nursery for creating the situations that become wars. Peaceful resolutions can last a lifetime, but not beyond and those who agree to them are not really immortal
I enjoy your channel. History was never this interesting in High School. Then again, maybe it was and it was I was just uninterested.
Keep up the good work!
or maybe there weren't enough pirates!!
No! it wasn't this interesting in high school, and there were never enough pirates.
The History Guy realized there was a vast store of patriotism in these old WW2 stories. He's a great narrator. And a genius at figuring out most of his topics are EPIC.
I have to tell you sir I love all of your videos but this one was especially good. I hate to sound like a wimp but it was a real tear-jerker especially at the end when you showed the names of all the deceased. Thank you so much for what you do you have a fan for life.
Good morning history dude. Coffee smoke n history lesson is start of good day. You speak with such rhythm and tone
Sweeeet
Thank you for this story about one of the U.S. Navy's auxiliary ships. My father served aboard the USS Pakana, ATF-108, an Abnaki class fleet tug, in the Pacific during World War II. He was a motor machinist mate. The Pakana did towing of ships, barges and even a floating drydock. They salvaged landing craft from invasion beaches. Off Okinawa, her crew rescued sailors from two destroyers that had been sunk by kamikazes. Auxiliary ships such as the Pakana didn't get the honors or headlines that the warships received, but they contributed to the war effort also. Again, thank you for doing this piece on one of the auxiliary vessels.
"They will live a long time, these men of the South Pacific. They had an American quality.
They, like their victories, will be remembered as long as our generation lives. After that,
like the men of the Confederacy, they will become strangers. Longer and longer shadows
will obscure them, until their Guadalcanal sounds distant on the ear, like Shiloh and Valley Forge."
James Michener, Tales of the South Pacific
It a shame that people in this country forget our history so easy.
@@glennriviere7807 Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
@@Paladin1873 All the snowflake in this country. Because they have not been thought our history both the good and bad parts of it.WE Colonel K will be the last generation.
Let all remember that freedom is not free
@Evan Moyer hahaha... I'm stealing that!
I do appreciate it when you include the names of our Departed Brothers and Sisters. I may be an old Army Engineer, but I’ve got brothers and Sisters from another Mother all over and in different Branches. My Dad, as I’ve mentioned before was in the Coast Guard as a Boiler operator during the same time and some of the same salt water as the Pidgon. His ship was a bit bigger just short of 400 feet. A converted Laker made of Boiler plate (riveted together) named the USARS Wm. F. Fitch.
Amazing story of what a few brave men in a small unassuming vessel can accomplish when they set their minds to it. I cried at the end of this episode and stories like this make me realize just how fortunate our county is to produce such men and women who serve our country rise to the occasion when needed. Thank you for this moving episode this morning!
A fitting tribute for the men of the USS PIDGEON, thank you.
Pigeon.
The History Guy and Dr. Mark Felton are two of the best RUclips history channels.
thelastjohnwayne ...Agreed!
I don’t think I will ever stop hearing stories from WWII that I haven’t heard before! What a great video!
Thank you for making this video. You are right the history of the USS Pigeon and her crew deserves to be remembered!
A great story and presentation. This is a story that should definitely not be forgotten. Thank you for honoring our heroes by telling their stories.
Thank you, so much, for this amazing segment!
We should and shall be grateful for your use of this medium, "RUclips", making us all aware of our history, what deserves to be remembered.
My paternal step-grandfather was captured at Corregidor, and was imprisoned at Cabanatuan. A TEC5, he was regularly tortured and toe-tagged three times, but survived and came home to America, married my grandmother, helped raise my father, and had two daughters of his own. Though it took 30 years, the privations he suffered during captivity took his life.
I love stories like this. It's amazing what a few extraordinarily brave, competent men can accomplish. Thanks for remembering this boat. The story of Motoir Torpoedoi Boat Squadron 3 at Cavite is another worth remembering. The story of the SeaDragon was told, sort of, in a humourous and highly fictionalized way in a 1958 film 'Operation Petticoat' starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis (the submarine was called the Sea Tiger). The story of MTB Squadrom 3 is told in the 1945 John Ford film 'They were Expendable' starring role in Robert Mntgomery, John Wayne, and Ward Bond. The story of the Pigeon wasn't glamorous enough I suppose. This 187 ft boat, made of wood and using a triple expansion steam engine, sailed from Norfolk to Panama, and then on to Pearl, where she was decommissioned a gunboat. She then sailed to China. It's really an amazing story.
My grandfather served in the Philippines during the Spanish American war. I served on USS Ponchatoula during the Vietnam War. Like the USS Pigeon, it was also an auxiliary vessel, a fleet oiler. We were in and out of Subic Bay every week or 10 days to refill our tanks with black oil, JP5 jet fuel, and aviation gasoline. This history lesson was very interesting to me because of my own, and my grandfather's close ties to the Philippines during time of war. Thanks for another very interesting history lesson. You're the best in the business!
Thank you for your service!
One of my favorite little known stories of WWII. The entire service squadron of the Asiatic fleet showed exceptional skill and bravery - for example, the USS Canopus, the aged submarine tender that pretended to be sunk so it could continue servicing submarines during the long siege of Bataan.
Another great video, thank you for your outstanding work. An old Marine🇺🇸
Addictive, informing, entertaining, and at times humbling. Thank you.
A great bit of Naval history that definitely should not be forgotten. I thoroughly enjoy your videos.
I could literally watch your videos for hours. Thank you
I had three uncles in WWII. Two in the Navy, and one in the 82 airborne. The paratrooper is buried in belgium.he took part in the operation market garden, and he fought with the unit that the book 'the devil's in baggy pants ' was written about. Over 90% casualties. The 101st gets all the attention, but the 82 ND was in service long before Dday. The book is a good read/story that deserves to. E remembered. They attacked tanks with knives. My grandmother used to say with misty eyes "they sent my boy to war with no bullets". Ironically we are of Belgian descent.
My uncle Lawrence Faile served on the USS Dyson with the "little beaver squadron ". One of their engagements was the battle of Cape Saint George which I was told is still taught at Annapolis as the ' perfect destroyer action's. My uncle served until I think 1972.
When I was little he always promised to bring me back a penguin as we watched Bugs Bunny and the road runner. He was stationed in Gitmo during the Cuban missile crisis just before this ....I never got a penguin. When I was a little older I would read about the campaigns he was in, and tell him all about what I had read. He would just get real quiet for a while. I was seven, and I had no idea about PTSD. My Grandma told me he was on a freighter not on a Fletcher. I think he did not tell her so she wouldn't worry. He saw an ammunition ship disappear in one flash, and saw men eaten alive by sharks during rescues. He never spoke of it. I learned about all this and his presidential unit citation at his funeral.
My uncle Richard Shelly Faile (II ?) was also on a Destroyer, but he also never talked about his time in the Navy. Perhaps you have more research sources than I, but I would like to know more. I was unable to find anything at the VA & I know my uncle Voyd T Faile's service records were burned in a fire in Kansas. So maybe I never will.
All three deserve to be remembered.
Sorry to be so long winded.
The Japanese air raid on the Philippines resulted in a very rare sight in early World War II, American torpedoes exploding.
That subject deserves it's own video.
Submarine-launched ones, even.
they exploded correctly when set on fire, this presents difficulty when being launched from a submarine.
James Ricker....Ha...Good one..!!
@@lowereducation6631 LOL...That's a funny mental picture to imagine..!! The Captain tells a volunteer..." Seaman Jones, position yourself underwater and next to the torpedoe tube and when we fire a torpedo, your job will be to set the thing on fire as it exits the tube. Good luck, Seaman Jones." Seaman Jones: " But Captain, I will be under water, how will I set the torpedo on fire?" Captain: " Seaman Jones, use your Zippo lighter, they work anywhere..!! "
These episodes are marvelous, inestimably valuable, and beautifully narrated.
Each one is a joy to experience..
Loved it! Thank you History Guy!
Thank you for another great video. Your stories shed light on those that may have gone unknown or forgotten. I always enjoy watching.
Thank you, Sir, for an enlightening & sobering video. It never ceases to amaze me that the start of wars reveals the sad limitations of mankind yet, the efforts that bring about the conclusion of wars shows their nobility. Your videos never fail to convey that message.
Hand salute.
Thank you so much for this story. This goes toe to toe with Captain Evens and I am sure many more.
Please keep these story's coming.
As much as I respect the crew of the USS Pigeon, captain evans is on a different level. It takes something different to repeatedly charge at ships twice your size several times to cover the escape of other ships. This does not detract from the heroism of the Pigeon's crew, the situations just can't be conflated.
@@LazyTestudines Different circumstances makes for different kinds of heroes. I'm sure if the crew of the USS Pigeon was in Capt Evans circumstance the out come would have been the same. They were all heroes in my eyes. God bless those who served.
@@LazyTestudines I respect your opinion on that.
Thank you. Your channel at its best and appreciated by an old Boatswain Mate, second class, veteran of the war in Vietnam (in-country duty).
Thank you so much for your hard work putting this all together to share with us
Every video I watch is top notch, your delivery is great, professional and direct. So glad this channel exists and I'm glad to see it growing. Keep up the good work.
Sir I call this your best and most moving presentation yet. I know of course you give the credit to the events and actions of those courageous men, and their remarkable vessel.
Thank you for your good work.
This my far is the best history show or channel on any thing. Thank you .
Thank you for the remembrance of names at the end. God Bless.
This is why I watch this channel. No other way I'd have heard this. Thank you for your work. Thanks for this history that needs to be remembered
Thank you for your videos. They have become very important to me.
I LUV History, YOU never disappoint ! Thanks Much.
I served on a ship that received the Presidential Unit accommodation. The accompanying ribbon was mailed to me after my departure. I hadn't thought of it for years. Thanks for the reminder.
My old battalion, 2/327th infantry, 101st ABN DIV, had a Presidential Unit Citation from WW2. Every member of the battalion wore it on the opposite side from their personal decorations.
Mine too. 2/22 INF 10th Mountain, from Italy in WW2.
The Presidential Unit Citation was also awarded to several non-American units, including the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry for their heroism at the Battle of Kapyong kapyongkorea.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/u-s-presidential-unit-citation-the-canadian-heros/
Great video today. Thank you for keeping the stories of these brave heroes alive.
I had the honor to serve on board the USS Hawes FFG-53 for 4 years and was part of the commissioning crew in 1985. I always knew a liitle about RADM Hawes history and had read about the Pigeon, but you put it all together very nicely to honor him and the crew of the Pigeon. I have proudly displayed my Hawes Plankowner plaque in my home to honor the great ship Hawes I served on along with for the man for which she was name.
I only wish you could had included a picture of Hawes battle flag the Jolly Roger which was my ships flag also and to my understanding is only authorized to be flown on a U.S. naval ship named for RADM Hawes.
All your videos are great & this one hit home for me who will always be considered a Hawesman and always Ever Ready Ever Fearless.
On a side note I feel sure you could make a series of the namesakes for all FFG-7 class frigates, some very heroic people there.
You, Sir, are doing incredible work keeping history alive. Thank you.
"The courage, spirit, and efficiency of the Pigeon crew is believed unsurpassed by past, present, or any future crews of any vessel of any nation."
Lt. Cmdr Hawes, USS Pigeon commander
At first it comes across kind of self-congratulatory, but I see it as the highest praise he was able to give to his men. Definitely punched above her weight.
That's very nice of you to make us remember those great men. Thanks for you kindness, and for the videos
Thanks for making and sharing this.
I really like your presentations! Thank you.
Wow; this episode was especially good. Thank you.
Thank you for the excellent way you always honor our servicemen in all your videos. I tell people about your channel often. Thank you, and may God bless you and your lovely wife.
Your videos are simply awesome...so informative and interesting.
This was very touching, thank you.
Excellent video Mr. History Guy!. I wish I could like it more than once. My 11 yr old was even captivated by your story. Thank you
Dear THC,
You are turning everyone into history lovers!
Well Done, Sir! Very Well Done!
Omg I just love 💖 this channel. Having just discovered the site I am in heaven binge watching past videos. How well he tells his tales.
this may be the best episode in a long series of great episodes!
I was on the USS FLORIKAN ASR-9 from 79-83 and we had to learn the story about the PIGEON....the CAPTIAN made all new sailor learn about her.....the new PIGEON ASR-21 was a twin hull and it was a POS.....could not go out in heavy seas because the twin hulls would start to twist and come apart.
I'd like to point out that the crew of the Pigeon was some of the last of the interwar Old Navy. To a man, members of the Regular Navy, they were a different breed from the "civilians in a blue suit" that made up the Wartime Navy, the Navy was their home. Many had service records dating back into the Twenties and some Petty Officers wore ribbons for service in the Kaiser War. Often, they reenlisted for the same ship, serving years on the same vessel with the same men. Of course, their ranks would soon be overwhelmed by the men of the Wartime Navy, but a "Salty Old Timer" was an asset to any ship. Many were promoted to Petty Officer, made Warrant Officers or, even commissioned, to provide needed experienced leadership
Your content is always honorable... thank you for always doing so. Everyone of your videos is outstanding.
Fascinating stuff, always good to learn new things
I can not believe it took my this long to find this channel ! Another great video!
Great, and exciting knowledge! Keep it coming!
Another great from The History Guy
Moving and inspiring. Well done sir! A fine tribute to these brave men who served on her.
My Thanks to the History Guy and the history Lady!
You are an Excellent team and bring to light the amazing history of the US Navy. Those guys fought admirably and without self concern to win. Most history focuses on the Army. All those guys are heroes, and ALL DESERVE TO BE REMEMBERED!
Love Yall and Take Care! John
Ps: How about the most decorated battle ship of WW2? Hooray for the USS North Carolina! I would love to show this film to my father, before he dies.
Thanks, John
One of your very best. Thank you!
This was one of my favorite, thank you
As a current sailor I love your US Navy history segments! Could you do one for a corpsman? There's 22 MoH winners to choose from ha.
Excellent presentation, thank you so much.
Outstanding and informative! Thank you!
Ty for sharing your videos with us ALL. Very informative. HUGS and blessings for ALL
I really wish you would do a video essay on the USS Liberty Incident. You make great content and would love for that bit of history to be shared and remembered as it deserves.
Thanks. My grandfather was captured on Corregidor, survived the Japanese prison camps, and remained in the Navy after the war until he retired. Stories about the heroics of our armed forces in the Philippines during WWII never cease to amaze me.
posable the best one of your History Remembered yet.
That’s an amazing piece of history. Thank you
As always, well presented. Wish that I could do more to show my appreciation for your videos but for now I will just have to watch them for free and hope that you don't throw in the towel in frustration. I understand the effort it takes to make a quality production and I always look forward to what you have to offer.