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Steindaddie

Had lunch today with a 97 year old gent who served as gunnery officer aboard USS Randolph in WW2. Here are a few of his souvenirs he wanted placed in a good home.

The aluminum model/ashtray is a type we've seen on the forum. He was a Randolph plankowner, and at the ship's commisioning, the skipper, Captain Felix Baker, presented ashtrays to his department heads.

The clock is from a TBF Avenger that was battle damaged and pushed over the side in 1945. Clock still works fine.

The dummy .50 cal projectile? Well, he was the gunnery officer.

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As gunnery officer, he chose his own personal headgear. The stitching is a bit faded and worn. Reads: "Gun Club"

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He stumped me for a minute with this one, but I finally figured out it was a cross section of an aircraft propellor. In fact, it is from a Yokosuka P1Y, a Kamikaze plane that hit Randolph on 11 March 1945.

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Great stuff, that prop cross section is awesome. The ashtray is like one I have seen before, but still an incredible piece!! Thanks for posting.

 

Chris

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