6/24/2012 - DE Docent in a shoe

Before starting tours my wife and I walked a three mile loop through Albany. We ran across this year’s sculpture in the streets exhibit - "Stand in the Sole of Albany". We were pleasantly surprised by the picture of the SLATER.  I had to sit in the Sole of Albany.

This Dutch shoe was by local artist Tony Iadicicco, "...We wanted this piece to carry education, hence paralleling the concept from our Dutch history to our beautiful Hudson River depicted through a painting of the USS Slater DE766 battleship [Destroyer Escort]". (source Sculpture in the Streets Brochure).



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This day, seventy years ago, 06/24/1942

The next day I will be available for tours is Sunday, 06/24/2012. If it's a Sunny day I start with a walk around Albany (approx. 5K, 3+ miles) at 9:00 AM. Visitors are welcome to tag along but please send me an email.  btw - I have to leave early this Sunday (2:30 PM).

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Seventy years ago on this day, Wednesday, June 24rd, 1942 (during the Battle of the Atlantic three merchant ships were sunk): the American steam tug John R. Williams struck a mine and sank off Cape May, New Jersey; the unescorted British steam merchant Willimantic was sunk by gunfire by the U-156; and the unescorted Yugoslavian steam merchant Ljubica Matkovic was torpedoed and sunk by the U-404.

On June 24th, 1942 there were 73 U-Boats at Sea (Events this day - U-Boat Net).

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On June 24th, 1942,  in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia the village of Ležáky was completely razed to the ground for reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich (Butcher of Prague).

This day, seventy years ago, 06/17/1942

The next day I will be available for tours is Sunday, 06/17/2012. If it's a Sunny day I start with a walk around Albany (approx. 5K, 3+ miles) at 9:00 AM. Visitors are welcome to tag along but please send me an email.

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Seventy years ago on this day, Wednesday, June 17rd, 1942 (during the Battle of the Atlantic four merchant ships were sunk): the unescorted American steam merchant Millinocket was torpedoed and sunk by the U-129; the unescorted Norwegian steam tanker Moira was was torpedoed and then sunk by gunfire by the U-158; the unescorted Panamanian steam merchant San Blas was torpedoed and sunk by the U-158; and sailing with Convoy KS-511, the American steam merchant Santore struck a mine and sank in the Chesapeake Bay.

HMS Wild Swan ( Royal Navy): World War II: The W-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft of the Luftwaffe.

On June 17rd, 1942 there were 78 U-Boats at Sea (Events this day - U-Boat Net).