Book Figure 1. Lt. Cmdr. Jack Sherertz, USNR (right), Marine Capt. Carl Sherertz, 65th D-Day Memorial Celebration
Book Figure 2. Lt. Cmdr. Jack Sherertz in front of simulated Normandy Beach landing. R. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 3. World War II Artifacts
Book Figure 4. Jack Sherertz (left) and friend in Georgia Tech Navy ROTC uniforms. J. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 5. Jack Sherertz in Georgia Tech ROTC drills. Circa 1936 or 1937. J. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 6. USS Arkansas
Book Figure 7. Apprentice Seaman Sherertz and buddies next to Luis Lombano’s car. J. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 8A. Memo to USS Arkansas Apprentice Seamen
Book Figure 8B. Memo to USS Arkansas Apprentice Seamen
Book Figure 9. Seaman Sherertz's orders to report to the USS Illinois
Book Figure 10. USS Illinois. J. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 11. US Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School Seamanship Schedule
Book Figure 12. BB Wonders Ensign Graduation Pictures
Book Figure 13. Navy Midshipmen, Columbia University, South Field, 1942. Columbia University Archives (Gift of Charles A. Riddle III).
Book Figure 14. Pearl Harbor, October 30, 1941. Ford Island in center. Battleship Row just to left of Ford Island
Figure 15. US Pacific Fleet, April 1940, Lahaina, Maui. From left: USS Lexington (CV 2), USS California (BB 44), USS Nevada (BB 36) & USS Pennsylvania (BB 38). Photograph taken by Floyd Proffitt.
Figure 16. Royal Hawaiian Hotel (left), Moana Hotel, pre World War II
Figure 17. Route (dotted line) taken by Ensign Sherertz and fellow ensigns from Royal Hawaiian Hotel (above left), around Hickham Field, around the Marine barracks to Officers’ Club (bottom).
Figure 18. Pearl Harbor ship positions, December 7, 1941, 0755. Numbers over water indicate depth in feet at low tide. Drawn by Robert M Berish, US Navy National Archives.
Book Figure 19. December 7, 1941. Japanese planes over Pearl Harbor at start of attack. Japanese aerial photo, US Navy National Archives (Photo # NH 50930).
Book Figure 20. Japanese torpedos coming from Merry’s Point about to impact USS Oklahoma. Fires at Hickham field in background. Japanese aerial photo, US Navy National Archives (Photo # 50931).
Book Figure 21. USS Arizona blowing up. Photo taken from North of Ford Island. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-6683).
Book Figure 22. USS Oklahoma capsized with USS Maryland to left and the burning USS West Virginia just behind. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-19949).
Book Figure 23. USS Oklahoma capsized (left), USS Maryland just behind it, USS West Virginia burning furiously on the right. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-33035).
Book Figure 24. Launch moving toward the burning USS West Virginia. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-19930).
Book Figure 25. USS Nevada near 1010 dock heading toward the ocean. Ensign Sherertz and fellow ensigns on board. Taken from Ford Island. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 97397).
Book Figure 26. USS Nevada a few minutes later. Photographed from Ford Island. Bow of Nevada is now on fire, having just been bombed. US Navy National Archives (Photo # NH 97396).
Book Figure 27. USS Nevada beached on December 7, 1941, near Waipio Point. USS Hoga is alongside her port bow pumping water onto the deck fire. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-19940).
Book Figure 28. Mass grave burial ceremony on December 8th 1941 after Japanese attack. These men were killed at Naval Air Station Kanoehe Bay. Largest number of men buried at Punchbowl Cemetery.
Book Figure 29. Punchbowl Cemetery, December 7, 1942. AP Wire photo.
Book Figure 30A. Ensign Sherertz’s personal items destroyed by Japanese bombs in USS Nevada quarters.
Book Figure 30B. Ensign Sherertz’s personal items destroyed by Japanese bombs in USS Nevada quarters.
Book Figure 31. Ensign Sherertz’s reassignment orders to MTB Squadron One.
Book Figure 32. Military recruits flock to Roanoke, Virginia, Marine recruiting station on December 8, 1941. Roanoke World-News clipping.
Book Figure 33. Ensign Sherertz’s Navy sword. R. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 34. S&W Model 10 Navy revolver.
Book Figure 35. MTB Squadron 1 PT Boat
Captain Earl Fox, PT-22, Thank you for your service.
Book Figure 36. Life on a PT Boat. Roanoke World-Newsclipping (February 4, 1942)
Book Figure 37. Lt. Bulkeley PT Boat Raid. Roanoke World-Newsclipping (January 21, 1942).
Book Figure 38. USS Ballard (1943), seaplane tender. WWW.NavSource.org.
Book Figure 39. Hawaiian Islands.
Book Figure 40. Midway Islands, November 1941. Sand Island above, Easter Island below, Brooks Channel in between. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-451086).
Book Figure 41. SB2U-3 Vindicator taking off from Eastern Island just before the Battle of Midway. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 42. Marine knife, sheath, box, and leather cord presented as an apology to Lt. (jg) Sherertz on Midway Island.
Book Figure 43. PTs and Zeros, Battle of Midway, Griffith Baily Coale oil painting. US Navy National Archives (#32, 88-188-AF), (original in color.).
Book Figure 44. Jack Sherertz’s Telegram to let his parents know he’s alive.
Book Figure 45. US Marine pilot burials at sea after Battle of Midway. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 46. Sinking Sun (Battle of Midway, PT boats carrying Japanese pilots out to sea for burial), Griffith Baily Coale oil painting
Book Figure 47. DD USS Benham with Yorktown survivors. Yorktown in distance on right
Book Figure 48. Midway Officers’ Club, Christmas 1942, Lt. Jack Sherertz far left., Lt. Bryant (VA), Lt. Henry S. Parker (Harvard), Lt. Chace (Yale), Ens. Bynum (Ga Tech), Ens. Saltsman.
Book Figure 49. Gun Deck Commission. Lt. (jg) Sherertz promoted to Lt. Sherertz. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 50. Torpedo practice. Torpedo visible exiting from port rear torpedo tube. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 51A. Smoke generation as seen from on board a PT boat
Book Figure 51B. Smoke generation as seen from another boat
Book Figure 52. Pair of bombs given to Lt. Sherertz by marine aviator
Book Figure 53A. Gaitors given to Lt. Sherertz by Midway marines
Book Figure 53B. Marine gaitor inside label
Book Figure 54. Lt. Sherertz on leave with his family in October 1943.
Book Figure 55. Lt. Bulkeley Congressional Medal of Honor. Roanoke World-News clipping, 1942.
Book Figure 56. August 19, 1943. Japanese destroyer cuts Lieutenant Kennedy’s boat in half. Roanoke World-News clipping
Book Figure 57. Melville RI MTB Training Center stationery logo
Book Figure 58. Lt. Jack Kennedy on a PT boat. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 59. Melville RI PT Boat Training Center (MTBSTC), February 1945. The PT Boat Forum. http://www.ptboatforum.com/cgi-bin/MB2/netboardr.cgi?fid=102&cid=101&tid=842&pg=81&sc=20&x=0
Book Figure 60. RON 34 insignia. Jack Sherertz collection.
RON 34 Commissioning Luncheon (P1)
RON 34 Commissioning Luncheon (P2)
RON 34 Commissioning Luncheon (P3)
Book Figure 61. Officers of RON 34 at time of commissioning. Names available in book.
Book Figure 62. First four boats commissioned in RON 34
Book Figure 63. Inland Waterway, RON 34 shakedown cruise. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 64. RON 34 PT boats, Inland Waterway shakedown cruise.
Book Figure 65. HMS Oceanway, used to transport RON 34 boats and personnel to England. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 66. PT boat dock at Portland Bill, England. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 67. Weymouth, England, 1944. Tent City below. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 68. Tent City at Weymouth, England, PT base, where officers slept. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 69. USS Nevada refitted after Pearl Harbor, September 1944. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-282709), Wikipedia.
Book Figure 70. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) in Southwick House, a few miles from Portsmouth Naval Base. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 71. Operation Neptune D-Day RON 34 PT Boat Locations on Mason Line. Starting from shore they were located every 500 yards. Jack Sherertz collection.
Utah Beach - Saint Marcouf Islands
Book Figure 72. D-Day Naval Bombardment Targets
Book Figure 73. HMS Saumarez, British destroyer. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 74. USS Osprey Minesweeper. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 19-N-23989).Wikipedia.
Book Figure 75. Minesweeper detonating mines while escorted by PT boats on D-Day at Utah Beach. National Archives (Photo # 80-G-231649).
Book Figure 76. D-Day, RON 34 PT boat close enough to Utah Beach that a wave is breaking in front of it. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 77. USS Bayfield, Flagship for Utah Beach invasion. USS Nevada visible in the distance on the right. US Navy NationalNaval Archives (Photo # 80-G-252377).
Book Figure 78. USS LST-382, D-Day. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 79. USS Arkansas bombarding Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Book Figure 80. USS Corry hit amidships at 0630 D-Day, image shot from PT-507.
Book Figure 81. Prayer Services to be held, 6/6/44. Roanoke World-News clipping
Book Figure 82. The president’s prayer, 6/6/44. Roanoke World-News clipping
Book Figure 83. D-Day Rube Goldberg cartoon. Roanoke World-News clipping
Book Figure 84. USS DE Rich sinking after being hit by mines. US Navy National Archives (Photo # NH 44312), Wikipedia.
Book Figure 85. PT- 503 with casualties from USS Rich
Book Figure 86. PT- 498
Book Figure 87. Arado Ar 196
Book Figure 88. Kriegsmarine EM tunic eagle coastal artillery patch
Book Figure 89. King George VI arrival for PT transport
Book Figure 90. PT- 504 transporting King George VI, Winston Churchill, and four admirals to inspect Normandy Beach after D-Day
Book Figure 91. World War II Bosun’s chair
Book Figure 92. Fit or marlinspike from HJS USS Arkansas training voyage
Book Figure 93. Omaha Beach mulberry. http://ccom.unh.edu/project/d-day-1944/results-discussion/omaha-beach-mulberry-harbor
Book Figure 94. PT boats in Channel waters. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 95. Fort at Cherbourg after Allied shelling. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 96. Lt. Sherertz on board PT. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 97. Amphibious vehicle coming aground in Cherbourg. Minesweepers clearing mines in the background
Book Figure 98. Cherbourg ruins
Cherbourg Naval Base, PT-501 in Drydock
Book Figure 99. Cherbourg harbor
Book Figure 100. US Army truck in Cherbourg
Book Figure 101. Sailor finds Navy Dull
RON 34 Sherertz-Harris Presenting to a Seaman
Book Figure 102. USS DE Maloy. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 103. RON 34 PT boats moving in fog. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 104. Forty mm cannon at rear of PT, firing away
Book Figure 105. Only part of PT- 509 found after it disappeared
Book Figure 106. Path of German convoy (10 boats) around Jersey Island on night of August 9 1944 and RON 34 maneuvers. John Ovenden collection (see acknowledgements).
Book Figure 107. Copies of US, German communiqués issued after PT- 509 disappearance
Book Figure 108. Lt. Sherertz with Russian officers
Book Figure 109. USS Acontius, Leyte, Philippines. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 110. Celebration of V-J Day, Leyte, Philippines, harbor. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 111. Samar PT Base 17 at Bobar Point, Philippines. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/CloseQuarters/img/PT-p419.jpg
Book Figure 112. Burning of Pacific fleet PT boats at Samar PT Base. Bill Maloney photograph. http://www.williammaloney.com/dad/wwii/MiltWWII/WarsEnd/pages/03BurningTheHulls.htm
Book Figure 113. One Hero Among Millions. Taken by Eric Sherertz.
Jack & Lillian Sherertz, 91st Birthday WWII Shadow Box
Book Figure 114. Jack Sherertz about to climb down inside PT boat
Book Figure 115. PT Boat Officers Desk
Book Figure 116. Lt. Commander Sherertz and daughters on the bridge of a PT boat. R. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 117. Jack Sherertz and children on bow of PT boat at Battleship Cove, Massachusetts. L‑R: Susan Anthony, Jack Sherertz, Meg Pearce, Bob Sherertz
Book Figure 118. 2010 roll call of all PT boaters who have died in the previous year, deck of the USS Massachusetts at the last PT boat reunion
Book Figure 119. RON 34 squadron mates (left to right) Norm Hoyt, Stan Allen, Jack Sherertz, and Russ Schuster, last PT boat reunion. Thanks for your service
Bos Bosley, Co-writer of RON 34 Squadron History. Thanks for your service.
Passing the Torch - Jack Sherertz and SWCC Commander of modern day PT Boat fleet
Book Figure 120. Model PT boat painted to resemble Lt. Cmdr. Sherertz’s first Patrol Torpedo boat (PT- 22), the Flying Deuces. R. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 121. Memorial to RON 34 men who died in action off the coast of Noirmont Point, Jersey Island on August 9th 1944. Created and Dedicated by John Ovenden on August 9th 2004.
Book Figure 122. Jersey Island PT-509 graves. Darrel Bricker, Richard Horsfield, Rudolph Schaffroth.
Normandy American Cemetery - Omaha Beach
Book Figure 123. Lt. Commander Sherertz with French Legion of Honor medal (left lapel) standing next to French Consulate General Pascal le Deunff. R. Sherertz collection.
World War II Memorial, Pearl Harbor
World War II Memorial - Midway
World War II Memorial - D-Day
Book Figure 124. Lt. Commander Sherertz at WWII Memorial during Flight of Honor
Book Figure 125A. Granddaughter's tattoo.
Book Figure 125B. Grandson's tattoo.
Jack Sherertz Plaque, Veterans Pier, Murrells Inlet, SC
Normandy American Cemetery, Omaha Beach, R. Sherertz with bouquet honoring American servicemen.
Book Figure 126. RON 1 Six Months After Pearl Harbor
Book Figure 127. Midway Officers (arrow points to Lt Sherertz)
Book Figure 128. Midway Lt Sherertz's Boat Crew
Book Figure 129A. Midway PT Boat Crew #2
Book Figure 129B. Midway PT Boat Crew #3
Book Figure 129C. Midway PT Boat Crew #4
WWII Midway Officers Club Walls Gooney Birds 1
WWII Midway Officers Club Walls Gooney Birds 2
WWII Midway Officers Club Walls Gooney Birds 3
WWII Midway Officers Club Walls Gooney Birds 4
Figure 130. Lt. Commander H. J. Sherertz, Robert Sherertz (son and author) waiting for Flight of Honor, R. Sherertz collection.
Figure 131. Back Book Cover. Lt. Commander H. J. Sherertz, end of war. Jack Sherertz collection.
Pearl Harbor Japanese Midget Submarine
HJS's Missionary Uncle Lamar in China during War
HJS's Uncle Lamar Captured and Released in China
D-Day RON 34 HJS
D-Day PTs 1
D-Day USS Nevada
Battleships Shell Cherbourg 2
Purple Heart Letter
Bronze Star Letter
Bronze Star Newsclipping
British Distinguished Service Cross Letter
British Distinguish Service Cross Citation
British DSC Newsclipping
French Legion of Honor Medal Letter
French Legion of Honor Medal Letter 2
Letter of Commendation for Post D-Day Channel Operations
Lt. Commander Sherertz WWII Service Certificate.
Letter from Captain Bulkeley to Lt. Sherertz after D-Day.
Letter from Captain Peter Cazalet (HMS Saumarez) to Lt Sherertz.
Letter from Frank Sherertz (Jack Sherertz's father) to Robert Montgomery.
Letter from Robert Montgomery to Frank Sherertz (Jack Sherertz's father).
JJ Daniels Letter to Jack Sherertz Re: JL Page, RdM3, previously thought KIA
JJ Daniels Letter to Jack Sherertz Page 2
JJ Daniels Letter to Jack Sherertz Page 3
Mary Mathe's Letter To Lt. Crist's Parents
Mary Mathes's Letter to Lt Crist's Parents Page 2
PT Boat Squadron Patches
WWII Roanoke Va Men Who Died
WWII Roanoke Obituaries 1
WWII Roanoke Obituaries 2
WWII Roanoke Obituaries 3
John Ovenden's Family, Jersey Island 2012, Thank you for your hospitality and how you honored RON 34.
Book Figure 1. Lt. Cmdr. Jack Sherertz, USNR (right), Marine Capt. Carl Sherertz, 65th D-Day Memorial Celebration
Book Figure 2. Lt. Cmdr. Jack Sherertz in front of simulated Normandy Beach landing. R. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 3. World War II Artifacts
Book Figure 4. Jack Sherertz (left) and friend in Georgia Tech Navy ROTC uniforms. J. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 5. Jack Sherertz in Georgia Tech ROTC drills. Circa 1936 or 1937. J. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 6. USS Arkansas
Book Figure 7. Apprentice Seaman Sherertz and buddies next to Luis Lombano’s car. J. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 8A. Memo to USS Arkansas Apprentice Seamen
Book Figure 8B. Memo to USS Arkansas Apprentice Seamen
Book Figure 9. Seaman Sherertz's orders to report to the USS Illinois
Book Figure 10. USS Illinois. J. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 11. US Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School Seamanship Schedule
Book Figure 12. BB Wonders Ensign Graduation Pictures
Book Figure 13. Navy Midshipmen, Columbia University, South Field, 1942. Columbia University Archives (Gift of Charles A. Riddle III).
Book Figure 14. Pearl Harbor, October 30, 1941. Ford Island in center. Battleship Row just to left of Ford Island
Figure 15. US Pacific Fleet, April 1940, Lahaina, Maui. From left: USS Lexington (CV 2), USS California (BB 44), USS Nevada (BB 36) & USS Pennsylvania (BB 38). Photograph taken by Floyd Proffitt.
Figure 16. Royal Hawaiian Hotel (left), Moana Hotel, pre World War II
Figure 17. Route (dotted line) taken by Ensign Sherertz and fellow ensigns from Royal Hawaiian Hotel (above left), around Hickham Field, around the Marine barracks to Officers’ Club (bottom).
Figure 18. Pearl Harbor ship positions, December 7, 1941, 0755. Numbers over water indicate depth in feet at low tide. Drawn by Robert M Berish, US Navy National Archives.
Book Figure 19. December 7, 1941. Japanese planes over Pearl Harbor at start of attack. Japanese aerial photo, US Navy National Archives (Photo # NH 50930).
Book Figure 20. Japanese torpedos coming from Merry’s Point about to impact USS Oklahoma. Fires at Hickham field in background. Japanese aerial photo, US Navy National Archives (Photo # 50931).
Book Figure 21. USS Arizona blowing up. Photo taken from North of Ford Island. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-6683).
Book Figure 22. USS Oklahoma capsized with USS Maryland to left and the burning USS West Virginia just behind. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-19949).
Book Figure 23. USS Oklahoma capsized (left), USS Maryland just behind it, USS West Virginia burning furiously on the right. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-33035).
Book Figure 24. Launch moving toward the burning USS West Virginia. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-19930).
Book Figure 25. USS Nevada near 1010 dock heading toward the ocean. Ensign Sherertz and fellow ensigns on board. Taken from Ford Island. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 97397).
Book Figure 26. USS Nevada a few minutes later. Photographed from Ford Island. Bow of Nevada is now on fire, having just been bombed. US Navy National Archives (Photo # NH 97396).
Book Figure 27. USS Nevada beached on December 7, 1941, near Waipio Point. USS Hoga is alongside her port bow pumping water onto the deck fire. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-19940).
Book Figure 28. Mass grave burial ceremony on December 8th 1941 after Japanese attack. These men were killed at Naval Air Station Kanoehe Bay. Largest number of men buried at Punchbowl Cemetery.
Book Figure 29. Punchbowl Cemetery, December 7, 1942. AP Wire photo.
Book Figure 30A. Ensign Sherertz’s personal items destroyed by Japanese bombs in USS Nevada quarters.
Book Figure 30B. Ensign Sherertz’s personal items destroyed by Japanese bombs in USS Nevada quarters.
Book Figure 31. Ensign Sherertz’s reassignment orders to MTB Squadron One.
Book Figure 32. Military recruits flock to Roanoke, Virginia, Marine recruiting station on December 8, 1941. Roanoke World-News clipping.
Book Figure 33. Ensign Sherertz’s Navy sword. R. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 34. S&W Model 10 Navy revolver.
Book Figure 35. MTB Squadron 1 PT Boat
Captain Earl Fox, PT-22, Thank you for your service.
Book Figure 36. Life on a PT Boat. Roanoke World-Newsclipping (February 4, 1942)
Book Figure 37. Lt. Bulkeley PT Boat Raid. Roanoke World-Newsclipping (January 21, 1942).
Book Figure 38. USS Ballard (1943), seaplane tender. WWW.NavSource.org.
Book Figure 39. Hawaiian Islands.
Book Figure 40. Midway Islands, November 1941. Sand Island above, Easter Island below, Brooks Channel in between. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-451086).
Book Figure 41. SB2U-3 Vindicator taking off from Eastern Island just before the Battle of Midway. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 42. Marine knife, sheath, box, and leather cord presented as an apology to Lt. (jg) Sherertz on Midway Island.
Book Figure 43. PTs and Zeros, Battle of Midway, Griffith Baily Coale oil painting. US Navy National Archives (#32, 88-188-AF), (original in color.).
Book Figure 44. Jack Sherertz’s Telegram to let his parents know he’s alive.
Book Figure 45. US Marine pilot burials at sea after Battle of Midway. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 46. Sinking Sun (Battle of Midway, PT boats carrying Japanese pilots out to sea for burial), Griffith Baily Coale oil painting
Book Figure 47. DD USS Benham with Yorktown survivors. Yorktown in distance on right
Book Figure 48. Midway Officers’ Club, Christmas 1942, Lt. Jack Sherertz far left., Lt. Bryant (VA), Lt. Henry S. Parker (Harvard), Lt. Chace (Yale), Ens. Bynum (Ga Tech), Ens. Saltsman.
Book Figure 49. Gun Deck Commission. Lt. (jg) Sherertz promoted to Lt. Sherertz. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 50. Torpedo practice. Torpedo visible exiting from port rear torpedo tube. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 51A. Smoke generation as seen from on board a PT boat
Book Figure 51B. Smoke generation as seen from another boat
Book Figure 52. Pair of bombs given to Lt. Sherertz by marine aviator
Book Figure 53A. Gaitors given to Lt. Sherertz by Midway marines
Book Figure 53B. Marine gaitor inside label
Book Figure 54. Lt. Sherertz on leave with his family in October 1943.
Book Figure 55. Lt. Bulkeley Congressional Medal of Honor. Roanoke World-News clipping, 1942.
Book Figure 56. August 19, 1943. Japanese destroyer cuts Lieutenant Kennedy’s boat in half. Roanoke World-News clipping
Book Figure 57. Melville RI MTB Training Center stationery logo
Book Figure 58. Lt. Jack Kennedy on a PT boat. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 59. Melville RI PT Boat Training Center (MTBSTC), February 1945. The PT Boat Forum. http://www.ptboatforum.com/cgi-bin/MB2/netboardr.cgi?fid=102&cid=101&tid=842&pg=81&sc=20&x=0
Book Figure 60. RON 34 insignia. Jack Sherertz collection.
RON 34 Commissioning Luncheon (P1)
RON 34 Commissioning Luncheon (P2)
RON 34 Commissioning Luncheon (P3)
Book Figure 61. Officers of RON 34 at time of commissioning. Names available in book.
Book Figure 62. First four boats commissioned in RON 34
Book Figure 63. Inland Waterway, RON 34 shakedown cruise. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 64. RON 34 PT boats, Inland Waterway shakedown cruise.
Book Figure 65. HMS Oceanway, used to transport RON 34 boats and personnel to England. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 66. PT boat dock at Portland Bill, England. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 67. Weymouth, England, 1944. Tent City below. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 68. Tent City at Weymouth, England, PT base, where officers slept. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 69. USS Nevada refitted after Pearl Harbor, September 1944. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 80-G-282709), Wikipedia.
Book Figure 70. Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) in Southwick House, a few miles from Portsmouth Naval Base. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 71. Operation Neptune D-Day RON 34 PT Boat Locations on Mason Line. Starting from shore they were located every 500 yards. Jack Sherertz collection.
Utah Beach - Saint Marcouf Islands
Book Figure 72. D-Day Naval Bombardment Targets
Book Figure 73. HMS Saumarez, British destroyer. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 74. USS Osprey Minesweeper. US Navy National Archives (Photo # 19-N-23989).Wikipedia.
Book Figure 75. Minesweeper detonating mines while escorted by PT boats on D-Day at Utah Beach. National Archives (Photo # 80-G-231649).
Book Figure 76. D-Day, RON 34 PT boat close enough to Utah Beach that a wave is breaking in front of it. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 77. USS Bayfield, Flagship for Utah Beach invasion. USS Nevada visible in the distance on the right. US Navy NationalNaval Archives (Photo # 80-G-252377).
Book Figure 78. USS LST-382, D-Day. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 79. USS Arkansas bombarding Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Book Figure 80. USS Corry hit amidships at 0630 D-Day, image shot from PT-507.
Book Figure 81. Prayer Services to be held, 6/6/44. Roanoke World-News clipping
Book Figure 82. The president’s prayer, 6/6/44. Roanoke World-News clipping
Book Figure 83. D-Day Rube Goldberg cartoon. Roanoke World-News clipping
Book Figure 84. USS DE Rich sinking after being hit by mines. US Navy National Archives (Photo # NH 44312), Wikipedia.
Book Figure 85. PT- 503 with casualties from USS Rich
Book Figure 86. PT- 498
Book Figure 87. Arado Ar 196
Book Figure 88. Kriegsmarine EM tunic eagle coastal artillery patch
Book Figure 89. King George VI arrival for PT transport
Book Figure 90. PT- 504 transporting King George VI, Winston Churchill, and four admirals to inspect Normandy Beach after D-Day
Book Figure 91. World War II Bosun’s chair
Book Figure 92. Fit or marlinspike from HJS USS Arkansas training voyage
Book Figure 93. Omaha Beach mulberry. http://ccom.unh.edu/project/d-day-1944/results-discussion/omaha-beach-mulberry-harbor
Book Figure 94. PT boats in Channel waters. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 95. Fort at Cherbourg after Allied shelling. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 96. Lt. Sherertz on board PT. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 97. Amphibious vehicle coming aground in Cherbourg. Minesweepers clearing mines in the background
Book Figure 98. Cherbourg ruins
Cherbourg Naval Base, PT-501 in Drydock
Book Figure 99. Cherbourg harbor
Book Figure 100. US Army truck in Cherbourg
Book Figure 101. Sailor finds Navy Dull
RON 34 Sherertz-Harris Presenting to a Seaman
Book Figure 102. USS DE Maloy. Wikipedia.
Book Figure 103. RON 34 PT boats moving in fog. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 104. Forty mm cannon at rear of PT, firing away
Book Figure 105. Only part of PT- 509 found after it disappeared
Book Figure 106. Path of German convoy (10 boats) around Jersey Island on night of August 9 1944 and RON 34 maneuvers. John Ovenden collection (see acknowledgements).
Book Figure 107. Copies of US, German communiqués issued after PT- 509 disappearance
Book Figure 108. Lt. Sherertz with Russian officers
Book Figure 109. USS Acontius, Leyte, Philippines. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 110. Celebration of V-J Day, Leyte, Philippines, harbor. Jack Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 111. Samar PT Base 17 at Bobar Point, Philippines. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/CloseQuarters/img/PT-p419.jpg
Book Figure 112. Burning of Pacific fleet PT boats at Samar PT Base. Bill Maloney photograph. http://www.williammaloney.com/dad/wwii/MiltWWII/WarsEnd/pages/03BurningTheHulls.htm
Book Figure 113. One Hero Among Millions. Taken by Eric Sherertz.
Jack & Lillian Sherertz, 91st Birthday WWII Shadow Box
Book Figure 114. Jack Sherertz about to climb down inside PT boat
Book Figure 115. PT Boat Officers Desk
Book Figure 116. Lt. Commander Sherertz and daughters on the bridge of a PT boat. R. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 117. Jack Sherertz and children on bow of PT boat at Battleship Cove, Massachusetts. L‑R: Susan Anthony, Jack Sherertz, Meg Pearce, Bob Sherertz
Book Figure 118. 2010 roll call of all PT boaters who have died in the previous year, deck of the USS Massachusetts at the last PT boat reunion
Book Figure 119. RON 34 squadron mates (left to right) Norm Hoyt, Stan Allen, Jack Sherertz, and Russ Schuster, last PT boat reunion. Thanks for your service
Bos Bosley, Co-writer of RON 34 Squadron History. Thanks for your service.
Passing the Torch - Jack Sherertz and SWCC Commander of modern day PT Boat fleet
Book Figure 120. Model PT boat painted to resemble Lt. Cmdr. Sherertz’s first Patrol Torpedo boat (PT- 22), the Flying Deuces. R. Sherertz collection.
Book Figure 121. Memorial to RON 34 men who died in action off the coast of Noirmont Point, Jersey Island on August 9th 1944. Created and Dedicated by John Ovenden on August 9th 2004.
Book Figure 122. Jersey Island PT-509 graves. Darrel Bricker, Richard Horsfield, Rudolph Schaffroth.
Normandy American Cemetery - Omaha Beach
Book Figure 123. Lt. Commander Sherertz with French Legion of Honor medal (left lapel) standing next to French Consulate General Pascal le Deunff. R. Sherertz collection.
World War II Memorial, Pearl Harbor
World War II Memorial - Midway
World War II Memorial - D-Day
Book Figure 124. Lt. Commander Sherertz at WWII Memorial during Flight of Honor
Book Figure 125A. Granddaughter's tattoo.
Book Figure 125B. Grandson's tattoo.
Jack Sherertz Plaque, Veterans Pier, Murrells Inlet, SC
Normandy American Cemetery, Omaha Beach, R. Sherertz with bouquet honoring American servicemen.
Book Figure 126. RON 1 Six Months After Pearl Harbor
Book Figure 127. Midway Officers (arrow points to Lt Sherertz)
Book Figure 128. Midway Lt Sherertz's Boat Crew
Book Figure 129A. Midway PT Boat Crew #2
Book Figure 129B. Midway PT Boat Crew #3
Book Figure 129C. Midway PT Boat Crew #4
WWII Midway Officers Club Walls Gooney Birds 1
WWII Midway Officers Club Walls Gooney Birds 2
WWII Midway Officers Club Walls Gooney Birds 3
WWII Midway Officers Club Walls Gooney Birds 4
Figure 130. Lt. Commander H. J. Sherertz, Robert Sherertz (son and author) waiting for Flight of Honor, R. Sherertz collection.
Figure 131. Back Book Cover. Lt. Commander H. J. Sherertz, end of war. Jack Sherertz collection.
Pearl Harbor Japanese Midget Submarine
HJS's Missionary Uncle Lamar in China during War
HJS's Uncle Lamar Captured and Released in China
D-Day RON 34 HJS
D-Day PTs 1
D-Day USS Nevada
Battleships Shell Cherbourg 2
Purple Heart Letter
Bronze Star Letter
Bronze Star Newsclipping
British Distinguished Service Cross Letter
British Distinguish Service Cross Citation
British DSC Newsclipping
French Legion of Honor Medal Letter
French Legion of Honor Medal Letter 2
Letter of Commendation for Post D-Day Channel Operations
Lt. Commander Sherertz WWII Service Certificate.
Letter from Captain Bulkeley to Lt. Sherertz after D-Day.
Letter from Captain Peter Cazalet (HMS Saumarez) to Lt Sherertz.
Letter from Frank Sherertz (Jack Sherertz's father) to Robert Montgomery.
Letter from Robert Montgomery to Frank Sherertz (Jack Sherertz's father).
JJ Daniels Letter to Jack Sherertz Re: JL Page, RdM3, previously thought KIA
JJ Daniels Letter to Jack Sherertz Page 2
JJ Daniels Letter to Jack Sherertz Page 3
Mary Mathe's Letter To Lt. Crist's Parents
Mary Mathes's Letter to Lt Crist's Parents Page 2
PT Boat Squadron Patches
WWII Roanoke Va Men Who Died
WWII Roanoke Obituaries 1
WWII Roanoke Obituaries 2
WWII Roanoke Obituaries 3
John Ovenden's Family, Jersey Island 2012, Thank you for your hospitality and how you honored RON 34.
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