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Zf177. The Commanding Officer of the USS Quail with 17 of his men executed this legendary escape from Corregidor to Australia in May-June 1942. As a retired US Navy Sailor and a student of WWII and resident near Corregidor, this story has fascinated me. So, this is a collection of images and information available in […]

Zf188

Zf188. USS Quail AM-15 alongside the Coast Battleship No. 4 (IX 6) (ex-USS Iowa [BB 4]), circa 1924 Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 77309. This picture was copied from the above link to the USS Quail AM-15 Navy source webpage.

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Zf187. c. 1933-1934 French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. A Loening OL-8 observation aircraft from Utility Squadron SIX (VJ 6) prepares to hook on to Quail’s crane Photo courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum. This picture was copied from the above link to the USS Quail AM-15 Navy source webpage.

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Zf186. Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, pins the Silver Star medal on Machinist N. G. Cucinello, USN, during the commissioning ceremonies of USS Iowa (BB-61), 22 February 1943, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Machinist Cucinello, a member of the Iowa crew, was awarded the Silver Star for his heroism in scuttling USS […]

Zf185

Zf185. Navy Cross awarded to Lt. Cmdr. Jack Morrill for his heroic action during the Japanese bombing of the Cavite Navy Yard in Dec. 1941, click here: The Citation: The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Commander John Henry Morrill, United States Navy, for […]

Zf184

Zf184. USS Quail AM-15 from the this Navy source webpage, click here:

Zf183

Zf183. USS Quail in the Philippines; U.S. Navy photo from the January 1986 edition of All Hands magazine

Doc003 All Hands Jan. 1986

All Hands Mag. Escape from Corregidor

Zf175

Zf175. The zoomed-in name of the USNS Pecos T-AO 197 moored to the Alava Extension Wharf on the 10th of June 2021 in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ), the former Naval Base Subic Bay.

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Zf174. A closer look at the USNS Pecos T-AO 197 moored to the Alava Extension Wharf on the 10th of June 2021. It is a United States Naval Ship of the Military Sealift Command (MSC). Military Sealift Command (MSC), division within the U.S. Navy charged with delivering supplies to bases and ships worldwide through the […]