The PT Boat Forum
http://www.ptboatforum.com/cgi-bin/MB2/netboard.cgi

ť Forum Category: PT Boats of WWII
http://www.ptboatforum.com/cgi-bin/MB2/netboard.cgi?cid=101&fct=showf

ť Forum Name: PT Boats - General
http://www.ptboatforum.com/cgi-bin/MB2/netboard.cgi?fct=gotoforum&cid=101&fid=102

ť Topic: Jim Sanders
http://www.ptboatforum.com/cgi-bin/MB2/netboardr.cgi?cid=101&fid=102&tid=5197

Special thanks to Jim Sanders whose Father Jim served on PT-518 (Ron 35) as a Radioman. He sent me two of his Fathers water colors that he did while at Base 17. These two water colors were rolled up in a tube he sent home in 1944. Many of the water colors he did were done for Commander Biff Bowling, and traveled to many islands in the Philippines doing various paintings. Today I took out the water colors from the tube and placed them into frames. It was the first time since 1944 that they were removed from the tube. It was very difficult to get them into the frame as they wanted to remain into their rolled position. They are still brilliant in color and a wonderful piece of PT HISTORY.

Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Nov 19, 2022 - 3:12pm
Total Posts: 3548 | Joined: Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am

Frank, I would love a copy of the first water painting. They say a picture is worth a thousand words but in this painting I would say ten thousand!

Posted By: Travis B | Posted on: Nov 20, 2022 - 11:48am
Total Posts: 129 | Joined: Nov 23, 2019 - 10:11am

Travis the real hard part about that is it has a real tendency to want to roll up after being rolled in the tube for so many years. I had a heck of a time getting both of them into a frame. I really do not want to take them back out. If after a while I can take them out and they won't roll on me I can do that. Keep in touch mosquitofleet@comcast.net

Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Nov 21, 2022 - 8:54am
Total Posts: 3548 | Joined: Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am