"Memories from the Charlie P."

Photos

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• This picture shows four Shipmates off the C P Cecil having a few cold ones in Trieste, Italy 1951. l to r: Tony Delanzo, Herve Collette, waitress, Lou Capriotti, Fred Sokolik.
• This picture shows a couple of shipmates from the C P Cecil entertaining shipmates. We are at the Bagdad Club in Barcelona, Spain 1951. On the piano is Paul Gast a Shipmate from NY City. and I (Herve Collette) am on the drums. My nick name was "Drummer Boy"
• The "Duty Daddy" Herve Collette. Cannes France on the French Rivera in 1952. We had orphans come aboard around Christmas for gifts and treats. Some of us Sailors took the kids on a tour of the ship. This is on the 01 deck. You can see our scrawny tree in the background.

The setting for the following five photos was at Herve Collette's house in Silver Lakes, CA. Tony and Betty Delanzo stayed at the Collete's to join Herve and Pat celebrating the December birthdays of all four friends.

• Tony Delanzo & Herve Collette celebrating birthdays
• Betty Delanzo & Pat Collette also celebrating birthdays(4th,5th,8th&26th ,all in Dec.)
• Getting ready to get underway(Dec.-5th)
• Betty Delanzo at helm at sea with skippers Cecil cap
• End of celebrating(Dec. 5th)two shipmates (with watch caps) ready for nite-nite!!