[SOC] Re: SOC digest, Vol 1 #527 - 1 msg

Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:54:18 -0600

Speaking of Yorktown, VA recalls to my memory when I lived there in '51 and 
'52 on the Navy base of the USN Schools, Mine Warfare and operated as W4SXM 
(early SOC)while training to sweep mines in Korea.
The Yorktown Battle field Museum was not there yet and I think that USNSMW 
became, or was, a Coast Guard Station. We explored the various battle 
positions that had placards to tell where forces had been encamped but I was 
not too interested in history at that stage of my life but enjoyed driving 
around the battle field during liberty.  More fun at Nick's Seafood 
resturaunt in Yorktown.
Anyhow, here's to Yorktown in spite of the French.
Mert   SOC #89   W0UFO    MNQRP
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>>Today's Topics:
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>    1. Yorktown (Bill Cunningham)
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>Message: 1
>From: "Bill Cunningham" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:19:23 -0500
>Subject: [SOC] Yorktown
>Reply-To: [email protected]
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>Need to wade in as a resident of York County, about 10 miles from Yorktown
>battlefield.
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>Battle of Virginia Capes (French Navy) was tactical draw, but strategic
>victory as it prevented reinforcement of Brit troops who were already
>bottled up.
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>A look at victory monument is instructive as it contains order of battle 
>for
>both sides.  Guess which two armies were in distinct minority.  US Army and
>Brit Army.
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>Reason?  Brits had a pile of mercenaries and US had a PILE of French ground
>troops plus a pile of militia who don't count as regulars. There are also
>miscellaneous other national contingents.
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>Here endeth the lesson.
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