From: "walter roney" <wroney@hughes.net>
Date: July 18, 2009 6:07:13 PM MDT
To: <dale@LCI222.com>
Subject: your navy service

Hi Dale,
 
I was looking on the internet to find the ships I was on during the war. I was so pleased to see your site and I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed it. I was in the Marines and I was on your ship, but only overnight from Munda to Banika. I served in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945. We shipped out from Norfolk and went down through the Panama Canal. I was on the following islands: Pago Pago, Samoa, Noumea, New Hebrides, Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Rendova, Munda, Banika, Enewitok, Kwajalein, Saipan and Guam. I was on the following ships: Attack transports HENRY T. ALLEN, HARRY LEE & ORMSBY, Destroyer escort DENT, LST395, LCI222, Liberty ship RIXEY and Escort carrier COPAHEE. I really enjoyed the pictures because they looked so familiar to me.You were quite fortunate to be able to have so many  pictures of your time in the Navy. We were not allowed to have any cameras so I have no pictures at all. It is always interesting to me to read about others who served in the war. It is pbvious that we were in the same areas quite often, so I can relate to what you have written. We are definitely a dieing breed and the war years were a very large part of our young lives. I send you my warmest regards and my wish that you will continue to enjoy a healthy and productive life.
 
                                                                                                           Semper Fi
                                                                                                                                      Walter Roney