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USS Philadelphia CL41 - "The Galloping Ghost" Will Sail
On in Cyberspace through the History & Memories of her Crew - "We Were There" |
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ordinary men left their ordinary lives, went off to save the world
and returned to their ordinary lives This is the story of their service aboard the USS Philadelphia during World War II |
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USS
Philadelphia #56
August 2019 |
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New in
2024 - Memories of Crewman Lindon Walton Ford |
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2022
- Visiting Marseille and the Frioul Islands with 5 local guides 78 Years after the islands surrendered to the Philadelphia Photos are HERE |
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NEW
DISCOVERIES in 2019
(LINKS BELOW) |
NEW
DISCOVERIES in
2017 (LINKS are BELOW) |
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1945 |
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Group
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 In October 1945 the USS Philadelphia came home
from WWII. |
News Articles |
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Chaplain
D.J. Burke |
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Before Enlistment
Browndale, PA & NYA Camp (1938-39) New York City (1940) Hauck Mfg. Co (1940 - 1943) At Left: Dad in 1944 |
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The average American sailor has an unswerving conviction that he is serving aboard the “finest damn ship in the Navy.” If you run into a man from the Philadelphia – don’t argue with him. F.R. Kent, Stars and Stripes, Feb 22, 1944 Memories of Shipmates and Wartime Diaries Shipmates Photos |
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History
of the Fifth Philadelphia CL-41 This article appeared as part of a series about the ships which were named Philadelphia in the newsletter of the sailors’ association of the latest ship to carry the name – Nuclear Submarine SSN 690 which was deactivated 25 June 2010. Deactivation of USS Philadelphia SSN-690 |
The Philadelphian (Ship's Newspaper) |
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Operation Torch North Africa 1942 |
Operation
Shingle Anzio 1944 |
Operation Anvil Southern France 1944 |
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Locating the Plaques from the Philadelphia |
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Crew Lists |
Duty
Roster 27 April 1944 |
Roster
of Officers
(41-45)
(pdf format) |
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50 Years of Reunions |
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Service
as Barrioso in Brazilian Navy (1951-1973) |
Ships
Named Philadelphia (text) Video Created by Philadelphia Association (1990s?) and converted to MP4 format (2022) |
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Naval
Gunfire Support of Amphibious Operations:
Past, Present, and Future (
Donald M Weller, Major General, USMC (Ret)) |
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Prepared for Naval Sea Systems Command
and Headquarters, USMC Naval Surface Weapons Station, Dahlgren, VA Approved for Public Release, October 1977 full text (pdf format) |
In the post war years
I am sure that every one of you will point with pride to the
war record of this vessel and say, " I served in the PHILADELPHIA in the last war", and I sincerely trust that it will be the last war. R. L. Boller, Commandng Officer 11 August 1945 full text |
"No other Navy at any time has done
so much. For your part in these achievements you deserve to be proud
as long as you live. The nation which you served at a time of crisis
will remember you with gratitude." James Forrestal, Secretary
of the Navy full text |
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Following
in Dad's WWII Footsteps aboard the Philadelphia When my husband and I travel to Europe, we try to visit the places Dad wrote about in his diary and recreate the photos he took (links below) |
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Webmaster: backofene@hotmail.com I remember my Dad telling me that nobody was interested in looking
at his WWII album. |
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Updated June 9,2024