February 9, 2010
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PT Boats were used by the U.S. Navy in World War II. They were designed by a British engineer, Hubert Scott-Paine, to be lighter armed and to depend exclusively on speed for defense.

Did you know that the "PT" in PT Boats stands for plywood torpedo?

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Name: Pope, Eddie Mike
Year of Birth: 1925
Current Residence: Mineral Springs, AR
County: Howard County
War Time Duty (MOS): Chief Petty Officer
Branch of Service: US Navy
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Division: USS Arkansas (BB-33)
Regiment: USS Saratoga (CV-3), USS Winslow, USS Wyoming (BB-32), USS Miami (CL-89), LCT-939
Major Engagements: Japan - Chief Boatswain's Mate
Biography: Mr. Pope served aboard the battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33). He experienced combat aboard battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and other ships in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans during the war.


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