KASTAUFFER Posted March 26, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 26, 2011 I recently picked up this interesting group to a Filippino who served in the US Navy from 1917 to WWII. Many Officer's Stewards from before WWII were originally from the Philippines. This man served proudly from WWI to his retirement as a Chief Steward during WWII. He became a US Citizen in 1944. At the end of October 1941 he was serving at Pearl Harbor attached to Flag Allowance, Commander Battleships, Battle Force, Flagship. He may have been there on 12/7/41, but I cant confirm it yet. He passed away in 1980 . The most intersting piece in this group is his USS Houston Shellback certificate signed by President Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt was on board the USS Houston in 1938 for a Presidential Cruise and signed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share #2 Posted March 26, 2011 The USS Quinnebaug was part of the North Sea Mine Barrage in WWI . Quinnebaug ( SP–1687), formerly Jefferson, was built in 1899 by Delaware River Iron and Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, Chester, Pa., for the Old Dominion Steamship Co; chartered by the Navy 3 December 1917; converted to a mine planter by Robbin’s Repair Basin and Drydock Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.; and commissioned at Brooklyn 28 March 1918, Comdr. David Pratt Mannix in command. Quinnebaug reported to the Atlantic Mine Force and was ordered 13 May 1918 to Invergordon, Scotland for mining operations in the North Sea with Mine Squadron 1. From 14 July to 26 October, she successfully completed ten mining missions screened by British destroyers of the 14th Flotilla (Grand Fleet). Quinnebaug was not diverted from her mission by two encounters with German submarines 20–21 September, and succeeded in planting approximately 6,040 mines in the Northern Barrage. Upon completion of this duty she returned home, decommissioned at Philadelphia 6 February 1919, and was returned to her owner 19 March 1919. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Belleauwood Posted March 26, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 26, 2011 The items you come up with are always outstanding! - You certainly have some of the nicest things posted on this forum - Regards, Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted March 27, 2011 The items you come up with are always outstanding! - You certainly have some of the nicest things posted on this forum - Regards, Dennis Thanks Dennis! I cant get enough of your WWI aviation postings myself. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriscoHare Posted March 27, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 27, 2011 Wow, really nice grouping you've got! I learned something new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted March 27, 2011 Its a small world on this forum! I was contacted by another forum member who owns some more of this mans paperwork and his CSC book! Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 27, 2011 Share #8 Posted March 27, 2011 Its a small world on this forum! I was contacted by another forum member who owns some more of this mans paperwork and his CSC book! Kurt Now if we could just find his uniforms, I might need to get involved... Super group Kurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww1collector Posted March 27, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 27, 2011 Kurt-great group! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark leonard Posted March 28, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 28, 2011 Once again, another great group!How do you do it? :thumbsup: Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted March 29, 2011 Many thanks to MDR75 for the following information from Laag's CSC book Dionisio LAGG- Philippine Citizen- US citizenship @23 Oct 1933 ( Ancestry.com shows 1944) Officer Steward CSC # 75420 CSC Book Service # 180-06-36 Enlisted 16 Nov 1917, Olongapo, P.I Discharged 15 Aug 1939 Recalled 29 Aug 1940 Retired 21 Nov 1945. B 27 Oct 99 – D 14 Feb 88 Good Conduct Medal 17 July 1923 Bar to Good Conduct Medal USS Relief 10 Oct 1927 Assignments: USS Quinnebaug Jun 1918- Mar 1919 USS President Grant Mar 1919 – Oct 1919 USS Ohio Dec 1919- Aug 1920 USS Solace Dec 1920 – July 1921 USS Wright Dec 1921 – Aug 1922 USS Kittery Sep 1922 – Jun 1923 USS Relief Mar 1923 – Jun 1929 USS New Mexico Feb 1930 – Oct 1933 USS Detroit Dec 1934 – Mar 1935 USS Indianapolis Jun 1935 – May 1936 USS Houston May 1936- Jun 1936 Crossed the Line USS Pennsylvania Jun 1936 – Jan 1938 USS Houston Feb 1938 – Jun 1939 USS West Virginia Sep 1941- Dec 1941 Pearl Harbor USS Maryland Dec 1941- March 1943 Shore Duty April 1944- Mar 1947 It appears he was in deed a Pearl Harbor survivor! Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicjoy1945 Posted March 29, 2011 Share #12 Posted March 29, 2011 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Very nice and great history !! Any chance on reuniting the CSC book with your group !?! Vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2001 Posted March 29, 2011 Share #13 Posted March 29, 2011 Its a small world on this forum! I was contacted by another forum member who owns some more of this mans paperwork and his CSC book! Kurt And I sold that CSC book and campaigns to the other forum member. Definitely small world!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted March 30, 2011 I worked out a deal for the CSC book, so the group has now been re-united! Thanks go out to Mike, Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted March 30, 2011 Share #15 Posted March 30, 2011 That's great news Kurt! It can be difficult to reunite groups, as both parties have an interest. Happy to know each of you were willing to work out the details. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted March 30, 2011 Share #16 Posted March 30, 2011 Great to see these items reunited, very unique group for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted March 30, 2011 Share #17 Posted March 30, 2011 I worked out a deal for the CSC book, so the group has now been re-united! Thanks go out to Mike, Kurt Well done Kurt! This is a really nice group and deserves to be kept together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share #18 Posted December 5, 2011 BTT for the 70th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted December 6, 2011 Share #19 Posted December 6, 2011 Hi Kurt Yes its a small world ,I was the first guy to own that CSC book and other paper work that I can remember,I sold it to another forum member, What a great reunite to have it together. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTA2 Posted August 18, 2019 Share #20 Posted August 18, 2019 I realize this is an old thread, but on the off chance that anyone's still paying attention...My grandfather's mother was Dionisio's sister, but I called him Great Grandpa. My mom lived with Great Grandpa and Great Grandma when she first moved from the Philippines to the US in 1960 to attend college. This is where my mom learned a lot of what is now confirmed by the pictures on this thread. She's 80 now and she was happy to have concrete proof that her great uncle was as awesome as he described himself to be. Haha. My mom told me that Great Grandpa was on the USS Maryland on Dec 7, 1941. She told me tonight that he was off the night before, so he was just getting back from town when the attack happened. He caught shrapnel in his left leg and was airlifted to WA. My mom said he walked with a limp for the rest of the time that he had legs. He died when I was about 5 or 6, and at that time he was wheelchair-bound and had prosthetic legs. He was one of the many men in my family who were born in the Philippines, served in the US military, then gained US citizenship later. It's pretty awesome to see a piece of family history here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21 Posted August 20, 2019 I realize this is an old thread, but on the off chance that anyone's still paying attention...My grandfather's mother was Dionisio's sister, but I called him Great Grandpa. My mom lived with Great Grandpa and Great Grandma when she first moved from the Philippines to the US in 1960 to attend college. This is where my mom learned a lot of what is now confirmed by the pictures on this thread. She's 80 now and she was happy to have concrete proof that her great uncle was as awesome as he described himself to be. Haha. My mom told me that Great Grandpa was on the USS Maryland on Dec 7, 1941. She told me tonight that he was off the night before, so he was just getting back from town when the attack happened. He caught shrapnel in his left leg and was airlifted to WA. My mom said he walked with a limp for the rest of the time that he had legs. He died when I was about 5 or 6, and at that time he was wheelchair-bound and had prosthetic legs. He was one of the many men in my family who were born in the Philippines, served in the US military, then gained US citizenship later. It's pretty awesome to see a piece of family history here. . Sir or Mam. Be PROUD, of your ancestor! Many, think of Stewards as Officers Servants. Yes, they were that. They cleaned officers rooms. Did their laundry. Cook, served meals and cleaned up after officers. Yes, those of us who serve in the Navy, Have Jobs, then, we have, Jobs. During General Quarters, Battle Stations, Stewards, were assigned to two different stations. One, was GunnCrrws. Stewards, manned guns. They were the crews of the ships guns. They were gunners, loaders, trainers! They had sections of the ship, to protect! Others, were assigned as Stretcher Bearers. They crawled through wreckage, burning or flooding compartments, to pull wounded Shipmates out, administers first aid, and get them to medical attention. They were Heros! My uncle was a Ships Cook at Pearl Harbor. Fought his way across the Pacific. In my day, Cooks and Stewards were combined, but did the same job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTA2 Posted August 27, 2019 Share #22 Posted August 27, 2019 . Sir or Mam. Be PROUD, of your ancestor! Many, think of Stewards as Officers Servants. Yes, they were that. They cleaned officers rooms. Did their laundry. Cook, served meals and cleaned up after officers. Yes, those of us who serve in the Navy, Have Jobs, then, we have, Jobs. During General Quarters, Battle Stations, Stewards, were assigned to two different stations. One, was GunnCrrws. Stewards, manned guns. They were the crews of the ships guns. They were gunners, loaders, trainers! They had sections of the ship, to protect! Others, were assigned as Stretcher Bearers. They crawled through wreckage, burning or flooding compartments, to pull wounded Shipmates out, administers first aid, and get them to medical attention. They were Heros! My uncle was a Ships Cook at Pearl Harbor. Fought his way across the Pacific. In my day, Cooks and Stewards were combined, but did the same job. I'm very proud of my Great Grandpa. As I stated earlier, he's one of many of the men who served in the US military before my family even immigrated to the US. He was one of my inspirations for joining the military. However, I served in the Air Force because I'm not too fond of the water. I didn't know stewards had more duties that cooking. Thanks for the info! Tito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Sarmiento Posted June 17 Share #23 Posted June 17 I am not a Navy brat but an Army brat (son of a Philippine Scout). I have been in the US since August 1950 when my late Dad took us all to the US after the Philippines Division was disbanded in Sept. 1949 after the Philippines became a republic. I have been living in the Washington, DC metropolitan area since 1957 when I got out of the USAF. Married a Navy brat whose Father was the Chief Steward with the Commandant of the Naval District of Washington. I became interested In the history of the Filipino stewards who served in the White House. I knew of some of them particularly the ones who served under Pres. Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, and Nixon. I have been compiling stories, and photos related to this topic for quite some time, and maybe write a book about this topic. Being a 90-year-old guy, met a lot of Filipinos who served in the US Navy and also being a member of the VFW Post 5471 (Gen. MacArthur/Lim Post) since 1963) some of the younger Navy guys are fellow members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted June 17 Share #24 Posted June 17 Kamusta ka. That's a long time living in the Swamp! I was an AF brat (Ramstein) and lived in DC as a kid (AU Park and Chevy Chase) from 64-74. My uncle was a two star career USPHS physician tapped for high level spots under JFK and LBJ, my dad's former workmate and lifelong buddy was head of the FDA under Nixon, and I went to high school (a Catholic all boys prep) with one or two of William Colby's sons. Looking back, that was pretty cool, but just how it was. Over more than 65 years, you've seen it all. That DC is long gone, and having experienced it when I did, you couldn't pay me to live there now. The adults and serious thinkers are too few and far between. I wasn't a Nixon fan when he resigned (I still have the WaPo papers I saved). I never imagined I'd end up living less than 10 mi. from his library or that he would end up on my short list of respected POTUS of the 20th century. I did two summer cruises and know a bit about Filipino stewards, at least from 45 years ago, those guys influence on day to day Navy ship operations far exceeded their nominal status. You should write that book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Sarmiento Posted June 17 Share #25 Posted June 17 Mabuti Po! We probably cross paths in the DC area! I have four brothers that lived in the DC area for quite some time. Three graduated from Woodrow Wilson HS in NW around 1958-60 time period. Being the oldest of seven, I met a lot of these Pinoy stewards in the area. One of them is the first cousin of my late wife. His son still works at the White House as a civilian staff. I live next door at National Harbor IFort Washington/Oxon Hill) MD where the majority of the Pinoys live. Did you cruise on the USS Sequoia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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