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Mark Allen M wrote:Okuma wrote:JOMiller wrote:I believe the skipper of VB-13 was Charles Skinner.
I have his logbook, Navy Cross, and some other
articles..........
I just now happened across this message board, because I was searching for my father's name. Yes. Charles Allen Skinner was commander of VB-13 in the Leyte Gulf when the Franklin was crippled. After the war, he retired to Florida, met Joyce Bush, and was a father to her 8 kids, then adopted the youngest daughter's first born son. Me. Dad didn't talk too much about the war, but he did talk about Leyte. When he was going down the elevator to get below deck, he narrowly avoided being hit by a kamikaze. The wreckage flew over his head, and he lived. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his service there.
Greetings!!! ... Here's a video of the October 30, 1944 kamikaze hit. Your dad dodged a big one that day.
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... ing-planes
I would also suggest if you have an interest that you contact Mr. JOMiller above and see if there's a possibility you can recover your father's Logbook, Navy Cross etc.
So let me get this straight? Your grandfather adopted you from your mother? his daughter? and you became his son as opposed to his grandson? Or both?Is that correct? No matter you are kin and that's all that matters.
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JOMiller wrote:I believe the skipper of VB-13 was Charles Skinner.
I have his logbook, Navy Cross, and some other
articles..........
Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:27 am