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This user is fascinated about life during WWII.
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The "To Do" List

List of Fatal Snake Bite Victims in the United States by Decade. List of fatal Mountain Lion/Cougar/Puma/Florida Panther attacks in North America by Decade. I intend to pattern these after User: Mervyn's List of disasters in Australia by death toll; Mortimer Wilson; Walter O'Keefe; Jay Hebert; Calvin Peete; Lionel Hebert; Bob Lunn; Tom Shaw; Al Balding; Billy Maxwell; Dale Douglass; Dudley Hart; Jack Fleck; Ed Furgol

  • Continue working my way back through time adding golfers who had substantial careers but who don't have an article in the encyclopedia, especially those who have won a major championship or have 10 or more wins on the PGA Tour .
  • Wikitable for wives/relationships/children for notables including but not limited to Mick Jagger, Clint Eastwood, Richard Pryor (similar to the one I did on the Muhammad Ali page). These fellas had lots of wives/girlfriends and lots of kids. A Wikitable may be the easist way to keep track of them.

New Orleans museum ship

Re: In 1992, during a visit to New Orleans, I took a river tour. I noticed, on the opposite bank a mile or so upriver from the city, a WWII Escort "Jeep" Carrier . The tour guide said that it was in the process of being turned into a memorial/museum. I saw some photographs of New Orleans- post Katrina. I didn't see the ship. Whatever happened to it?Hokeman 18:17, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

I dont know of this - what is a WWII Escort "Jeep" Carrier? - is it a Landing craft tank or smaller like a LCVP? May be able to track it down still. - mervyn 12:04, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

An escort or "jeep" carrier was the smallest type of aircraft carrier used in WWII. They were used primarily for convoy escort duty in the Atlantic; although a few were also used in the Pacific. Some fought heroic actions (e.g. Taffy 3 in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.) I have tried everything I could think of to find that ship- internet searches,looking through old photo albums- to no avail. I still need to hear from my buddy who went on the trip with me to see if he has any photo's. If I find out anything, I'll keep you posted. Thanks for your help.Hokeman 17:21, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Could this be the answer? -- USS Cabot , more info here: [1] alas no longer with us. mervyn 15:37, 5 March 2006 (UTC)