08-24-2003 Post By Bill Borough

After they dropped the atom booms, there was a week after Japan surrendered that nothing happened. They sent us up to sweep mines of the cost of Nagasaki. Our duty was to detonate the mines when they were cut loose. We had 30 ships out their, Mine Sweepers, Destroyer Escorts and PGMs. Then along came a typhoon. Our navy officer got hold of the Japanese officers and told the they had all these ships out at sea and would you please help us. They Did. They told us the way thru the mine fields. We all got in a line and drove up the cost and in the safe harbor of Sasebo, The first foreigner ships in the there secret naval base for a 100 years

Does this sound OK to you. This is what I remembered but there was no mention of this in the ships log. I figure they didn't put it in because we were the first in to Japan and it would spoil all the big shots publicity going in the Tokyo.

Send me your pictures and I will post them. Do you know any names of the crews pictures I have up so far? I plan post you very informative e-mail too. Again good to hear from you.

Bill Borough 954.428.4368

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