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USS Bannock |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 Shortly after commissioning. (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 Shortly after commissioning. (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 Shortly after commissioning. (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
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USS Meredith DD 726 after hitting a mine starts to take on water. (Contributed by Bryan Pruett, grandson of first BANNOCK CO, Sam Morgan) |
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USS Meredith DD 726 starts to break apart. (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 closes in on the sinking stern section of Meredith. (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 approaching the split section of Meredith (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 Just across the midship area of the 83' patrol boat is the stern, and just over the bow, is the overturned bow of the USS Meredith DD 726 after hitting a mine on 06/08/44, and a near miss by a bomb on 06/09/44. The near miss finished her off, and men from the Bannock's salvage and repair crew (Contrbutor's Dad, Byron Feagin included) went into the sea as she sank. (Circa 6/9/44) (Contributed by Michael Feagin) |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 Commissioning Ceremony (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 Commissioning Ceremony (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 Copy of Commendation awarding Bronze Star to skipper Sam Morgan and Bannock (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
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USS Bannock ATF 81 Copy of note bidding farewell to skipper Sam Morgan at the end of his command aboard BANNOCK. (Contributed by Bryan Pruett) |
Click here to see photos of Bannock after transferring to the Italian Government
