cv3 uss saratoga cruise book

[creutz40]

Hello, found this book at local flea market and would welcome comment etc.
The book has some water damage and loose pages. Still a neat item,
also would like to say what a great forum and source of information it is.

Thanks guys

[crazy horse]

nice, great find, I picked up a uss Yorktown cvs 10 patch the other night, it's so old you can see through it in a couple of spots,sorry I don't have anyway to post picks, got it for 3.99 a real great buy, but no one even bid on it except me. I will probably find a small frame for it & display it by it's self. great battle damage pic's in your book, you got a great grab on that book.

regards Marty

[creutz40]

thanks marty!
wish you could post pics of patch.
makes up for all the trips with nothing to show for it.

[crazy horse]

thanks marty!
wish you could post pics of patch.
makes up for all the trips with nothing to show for it.

yeah, just got my computer working again, it crashed. I almost stopped at a frame store today, but didn't have the patch with me. great book though.

[Steve T]

What a superb book.

Great find

Steve T

[creutz40]

thanks steve. i have been trying to get an idea of how common or how scarce the book is.
so far all ive found is a copy on cd for 50 bucks.
i know folks get tired of hearing whats it worth, but sometimes you cant help yourself!
sooooooo anynoe care to speculate?

[AURktman]

That is only the second one i have seen other than my grandfather's. Cool book!

[creutz40]

thanks AURktman.
if youre grandfather served aboard the sara thats wayyyyyy cooler!

[AURktman]

Thanks creutz! He passed away this October at 88 years old. He was on the forward port 40mm gun sponson that was hit by a kamikaze on 21 February 1945 in the battle of Iwo Jima. Of the 16 men on that sponson, he and 2 others survived. I remember him saying that one of the other survivors did eventually pass away due to wounds.

[creutz40]

I am truly sorry to hear that.
his passing is a loss to all of us.