WHAT THE HELL
WAS F.E.M.U.
The 'Floating Equipment Maintenance Unit'
was a conglomeration of people and barges. There were pontoon
barges with a Quanset in the
middle, a ten ton crane on the bow, and a couple of pusher units using
eight
cylinder Chrysler Marine Engions Aft. At full RPM and no
tide, two knots could be attained. There were floating
dry-docks used to pick
PT Boats out of the water so they could dry out or get neccessary
repairs
below the water line. An assortment of fuel barges carrying from
80,000
to 100,000 gallons of high octain gasolene to fuel the MTB'S were also
included.
F.E.M.U. had
275, more or less, officers and
men
at any given time. The Unit was formed at PT Base 21 at Woendi
Island,
New Guinea in 1944 and was moved to a small island opposite PT Base 17
in
The Surigao Strait near Tacloban, Philipine Island. In 1945 it was
moved
with Base 17 to Samar, P.I. The Barges and attending
personel
traveled all over the Philippines either to other P.T. Bases or with
Tenders
escorting PT Squadrons on their various assignments.
The War over, The Barges
and the PT Boats were scrapped,
the
personel re-assigned or sent home. F.E.M.U. was no more.
Al Moore F.E.M.U. Crane Barge #6
BARGES AND PERSONAL
AND A FEW PICTURES
OF
JAPANESE SOLDIERS TAKEN
DURING THEIR OICCUPATION
OF
THE PHILLIPINES
.
"FEMU ISLAND" Up The Strait
From
Tacloben, Philippines
Home Of "GIG YOUNG" And His
Gang Of Thieves
This Is The Most
Of
The Gang That Made Up FEMU
Lt. Gilbert (Gig) Young
In
Front Was The Skipper
A FEW MEMBERS OF
THE
GANG. CAN'T PUT NAMES ON AT
THIS
TIME.
FEMU Crane Barge #6 Rear View
With Ron 21's #324 Boat
Along
Side
FEMU Crane Barge #6 Front View
With Ron 21's #324 Boat
Along
Side
Barnette
Anderson
Moore Miller
The Fearless Crew Of FEMU
Crane
Barge #6
Uniform Of The Day
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WHAT THE FEARLESS CREW LOOKS LIKE
TODAY
BARNETT
MILLER
MOORE
ANDERSON
HAS NEVER BEEN LOCATED SINCE THE
WAR
ENDED
Al Moore At The Helm When
The
Cats Away Eddie
Miller
Flag Talking
The Mice Will Play
This Speed Boat Was
The Captains Gig From A Tender
That Went For Supplies
Leaving The Boat With Our Barge
For Safe Keeping
Al Moore &
Philippine
Barnett &
Andy
Crew From Pasella
And Al
Friend
Fight
Ready
A Fuel Barge Visitor
From HQ
Three Pictures Of The Crane On FEMU
Crane
Barge 6
Japanese Soldiers During Their
Occupation
Of The Philippines
Before The Yanks Returned And
Made
Their Life Miserable
Read The
History Of
FEMU Barge #6
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