On May 19, 9:51 pm, Bart wrote:
On May 19, 2:34 pm, Joe wrote:

A new friend Jamie, a diver who lives in Thailand sent me a IJN saki
bowl he salvaged from the Tattori Maru. Thats the Japanese hell ship
my Grandfather was shipped to Japan on with 1100+ other men.

The bowl arrived in 5 pieces... but I was able to glue them together
quite nicely.

The Tattori Maru was sunk by the USS Hammerhead in 43.

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...63212926zgNfuq

Not sure what to do with it. But I bet no Japanese has any relics from
this hell ship.

Joe

One of my sailing students is the son of a survivor or the
Indianapolis.
Some of the stories I heard were amazing. Most of what is written
in the books down plays the horror of fighting off shipmates who were
hallucinating.

This guy was big. I can believe his old man survived. If I was a
shark I'd run away if I saw him coming. I've been reading some
of the survivor accounts. Quite interesting.

What a mess that whole deal was..and what a nightmare at sea to go
through.

They played a key part in history and defeating the Japanese. The
secret nature of the mission killed more than any one thing. Also IIRC
the Skipper was given a bum rap and blew his brains out on his front
porch.

Joe