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...PT boats darted out from Mindoro to join the battle, but had to be recalled because U.S. planes were attacking them, mistaking them for Japs in the fitful moonlight. The Mitchells sank the lead Jap destroyer, then the next, finally a third. The cruiser had been damaged. By 1:30 a.m. the enemy ships made a 180° turn and ran back, trailing oil, to the South China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Toward Bigger Goals | 1/8/1945 | See Source »

February 3 Melville PT...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former Ohio Mentor In Sixth Year Here | 11/28/1944 | See Source »

January 17 Melville PT at Melville...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former Ohio Mentor In Sixth Year Here | 11/28/1944 | See Source »

...well-coached team with a lot of spirit; may be not as polished as some of the older, heavier, Harlow-coached teams. Of course in the Bates game they had things pretty much their own way so you can't really tell. I'd like to have seen that PT game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Don Forte, 1942 Grid Star, Back from Atlantic Action | 11/21/1944 | See Source »

Part of this achievement was in the resounding Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, just ended, in which Mitscher-men had shared with battleships, cruisers, destroyers and PT boats the additional credit for: ¶ Sinking 24 Jap warships (two battle ships, four carriers, nine cruisers, three flotilla leaders, six destroyers) ; ¶ Damaging 34 to 37 (seven battleships, ten to 13 cruisers, 17 destroyers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Road Open--Men at Work | 11/13/1944 | See Source »

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