Edwin Anthony DuBose III was my Dad and Hero.

He served in WII and Korea. In WW2 he was a Lieutenant in a squadron of PT Boats. He received the Navy Cross for his service there. He was also awarded the Silver Star and took great pride in his service. You can view his awards by visiting //valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php…
Dad received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving as Commander of a Division of Motor Torpedo Boast, engaged in operation against enemy coastal traffic off the West Coast of Italy in March and April 1944. In cooperation with British Coastal Forces, he led his units on several night missions against enemy convoys attempting to maintain supply lines to Axis armies in the Rome, Italy area. He skillfully and with the utmost courage and determination disposed his forces on these operations to seek out the enemy and screen the main attack group from destroyer and E-boat attack.

The first picture is of Dad and was taken by a LIFE Magazine photographer in Bastia Corsica, Italy. Here is also a picture of a WWII PT Boat. The group photo shows some of the men from his crew and another with Douglas MacArthur on his boat. There are many stories to share. He liberated the very first part of Italy in WWII, The LIpari Islands. He did it without firing a shot! He put a white flag on his PT and sailed into the harbor. He told the officer in charge to get the women and children out of town, because a battleship was just off the coast and it was going to begin firing at the town. The commander surrendered! There was no battleship. It was a “bluff!”

There was another time where went out one day to rescue a downed fighter pilot who had parachuted into the sea. He found him. It was his college roommate!

Dad passed away in 2003. I wish that I had learned more from him about his service. But like many from that generation, he didn’t like to talk about it. My sister and I are planning a short book on what would be his 100th Birthday. After the war, my father went on to become a successful businessman at 3M, which is what brought us to Minnesota. He loved his family more than anything, He was one of the most generous and kind people I have ever known.

I still miss him to this day.
~ Ed DuBose

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