Buckner Bay

Out of the blue I receive the following emails and this great bunch of pictures. If you have any input about this please send an email to Dave in Juneau Alaska, he is in the Coast Guard and is researching his Grandfathers Naval History. If you enjoy these pictures, tell him. Thanks Dave.

From: Dave Borg [dborg@alaska.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 2:40 PM
To: ken@usspennsylvania.org
Subject: Comments

I am doing some research on my grandfathers service during W.W.II and found your very informative website. He was in Okinawa on the USS Minotaur ARL-15 from April 44 to Nov 45 and took many photos that I have just gotten scanned. I have included one in this email and was wondering if its the Pennsylvania in Buckner Bay. She is sitting low in the stern so there is a good chance that it was after the torpedo attack. The picture is marked CL-38 because I thought it was a Light Cruiser CL-38. Any help you could give me would be great, I'm always looking for information. Again, great job on your web site and thanks for the information in advance.

From: The Pennsy Web [ken@usspennsylvania.org]
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 6:36 PM
To: Dave Borg
Subject: RE: Comments

Great shots you have. Yes it is the Pennsy but I am not sure about the Buckner Bay. Do the photos say Buckner? If it does then it is. Here is a close up of the Pennsy the next day after the torpedo hit the ship.

As you can see there are several support ships along side and I am wonder where they are in this photo. My first thought was that it could have been several days after the torpedo and it was waiting to get towed. What do you think? I will put the pictures on the site in a day or so along with your address (if you don't mind) and maybe one of the crewman can shed some light on it, OK?

Anyway, thanks for the photos, got any more? I will let you know if I find out anything else

From: Dave Borg [dborg@alaska.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:17 PM
To: The Pennsy Web
Subject: Buckner Bay

Thanks for getting back to me so quick. I'm pretty certain that it is in Buckner Bay only because it was where my Grandfather, George Nevers did his service. I can tell you from the looks of the crane on the vessel to port on that first picture, I believe that to be from an ARL. All the photos I have are from Okinawa and Buckner Bay except for a few of the surrender in Tokyo on the Mighty Mo. I would be happy to send them on, there are allot of the aftermath of Typhoon Louise as well. Hope you enjoy them and thanks for the mention on the photos, I would really like to get more info on all of them.

From: The Pennsy Web [ken@usspennsylvania.org]
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:28 PM
To: Dave Borg
Subject: RE: Buckner Bay

WOW !!!!!!! Man, what a bunch of great pictures, guess I will make a page. Tell me more about your Grand Dad and you.


Halsey Signing	Aftermath Typhoon Louise	Aftermath	APA-226 & PC 1238


Buckner Bay 1945	Buckner Bay 1945	Buckner Bay After Attack	Buckner Bay Okinawa Circa 1945


Buckner Bay Okinawa Circa 1945	Buckner's Grave	Cinnibar and Frenchy I think	Harbor picture


Japanese Delegation on the Mighty MO	Japanese Signing	McArthur at the Microphone	Minotaur ARL-15


Minotaur Gun crew	Minotaur making smoke	Patrol Boats	Rawling APA-226 Close up


USS Clevland CL-55	Wreck	Wreck	Wreck


Wreck	Wreck	Wrecked Plane	Wrecks


Cruisers on the horizon			Cruisers on the horizon