subsystem4 Posted April 16, 2014 Share #1 Posted April 16, 2014 I picked up this nice WWII gunner's mate 2nd class jumper from a forum member and I was able to ID it using the muster rolls on Ancestry. This sailor was on the battleship USS Washington and the cruiser USS Pittsburgh. It struck me as kind of odd that both these ships had incidents that resulted in severe damage to their bows. The USS Washington collided with USS Indiana in February of 1944 and suffered severe damage to her bow. The USS Pittsburgh lost her bow in a typhoon in June of 1945. This sailor was on board these ships during the periods of time when each of these events occurred. This is also my first jumper, out of the 150 or so that I own, from a sailor who was on a Battleship. -Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted April 17, 2014 Share #2 Posted April 17, 2014 For what it's worth, the Jumper came from Cincinatti Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uplandmod Posted April 17, 2014 Share #3 Posted April 17, 2014 Very nice! Battleship jumpers are always awe inspiring! Would love to add a few more myself! LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsystem4 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted April 17, 2014 For what it's worth, the Jumper came from Cincinatti Ohio That jives with my research. Now I know I have the right guy for sure. -Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted April 17, 2014 Share #5 Posted April 17, 2014 Very nice! Battleship jumpers are always awe inspiring! Would love to add a few more myself! LF So are amphib jumpers...tincan jumpers...cruiser jumpers, carrier jumpers, PT boat jumpers...SeaBees jumpers....I could go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsystem4 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted April 17, 2014 So are amphib jumpers...tincan jumpers...cruiser jumpers, carrier jumpers, PT boat jumpers...SeaBees jumpers....I could go on. The bulk of my collection is Amphib jumpers, with a healthy population of Seabee jumpers, and pharmacist mates. -Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uplandmod Posted April 17, 2014 Share #7 Posted April 17, 2014 I mostly concentrate on Iwo Jumpers, I only have a very few jumpers that are not Iwo related, one set is my USMC Forest Green and Navy jumper belonging to vets who both served on the USS Iowa during WWII. Ironically The Iowa would have been at Iwo if it wasn't for the accident. http://marinesinforestgreen.blogspot.com/2013/09/wwii-uss-iowa-bb-61-navy-and-marine.html I do love all the types of Navy jumpers but Battleship IDed jumpers have that extra punch unlike the others. LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted April 17, 2014 Share #8 Posted April 17, 2014 Jay -- a few really nice additions to the collection! Any idea if this sailor was on the Washington when she sank the Kirishima at Guadalcanal? -- Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted April 18, 2014 Share #9 Posted April 18, 2014 I have a fire controlman from the Pittsburgh, one of my best scores at aboput $3.99 plus shipping, and the man was almost definitely named for Babe Ruth, which is kind of neat. They called the bow the USS McKeesport, as it is a suburb of Pittsburgh. Another of his jumpers sold almost a year later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsystem4 Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted April 18, 2014 Jay -- a few really nice additions to the collection! Any idea if this sailor was on the Washington when she sank the Kirishima at Guadalcanal? -- Jon I am pretty sure he was. They don't have every month's roll for every year but it looks like he was on the Washington from March of 1941 until Dec of 1944. -Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsystem4 Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted April 18, 2014 I mostly concentrate on Iwo Jumpers, I only have a very few jumpers that are not Iwo related, one set is my USMC Forest Green and Navy jumper belonging to vets who both served on the USS Iowa during WWII. Ironically The Iowa would have been at Iwo if it wasn't for the accident. http://marinesinforestgreen.blogspot.com/2013/09/wwii-uss-iowa-bb-61-navy-and-marine.html I do love all the types of Navy jumpers but Battleship IDed jumpers have that extra punch unlike the others. LF I picked up another Iwo jumper from a sailor on an LSM earlier this week. I was also able to find a photo of the LSM in action on the beach at Iwo. When the uniform arrives I will post pics. -Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uplandmod Posted April 18, 2014 Share #12 Posted April 18, 2014 Oh man you're killing me, I just haven't been finding anything lately! LF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted April 18, 2014 Share #13 Posted April 18, 2014 I still have this GMs pre war white trousers with his hand made stencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted April 18, 2014 Share #14 Posted April 18, 2014 Oh man you're killing me, I just haven't been finding anything lately! LF In a couple months, you'll probably come across a half dozen Iwo jumpers and alphas... you know how this hobby ebbs and flows. Long dry spells and then all of a sudden there's more than you know what to do with! And Jay, that's pretty neat that he was on the ship for so long. Must've witnessed some major history from his spot by the guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uplandmod Posted April 18, 2014 Share #15 Posted April 18, 2014 Jguy, Yes, it's been a slump for the last few months. The few I picked up didn't pan out like I had hoped, but I did finally pick up a 1st and 2nd MarDiv uniforms to complete my Marine Division uniform set. But as for Iwo items I hope I can find some items at Bob's show next month! Leonardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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