THE FOLLOWING SUBMITTED BY PAUL HARLESS
Retired Chief Petty Officer Paul Harless was our take charge Officer for the
deck force aboard the USS John Rodgers DD574 during WW2. All we aboard
the Jolly R knew we could rely on Chief Harless for any operations as well as
personal help, at any time. He was always there when we needed him.
Retired Chief Petty Officer Paul Harless was our take charge Officer for the
deck force aboard the USS John Rodgers DD574 during WW2. All we aboard
the Jolly R knew we could rely on Chief Harless for any operations as well as
personal help, at any time. He was always there when we needed him.
Pictured above is our Chief Paul Harless. He
is standing beside a model of the USS
Potomac. Paul is the last surviver that served
on board with President Roosevelt.
Paul later served aboard the USS John
Rodgers as our fearless deck force leader.
You can read about it in his book entitled
BEYOND THE HORIZON.
is standing beside a model of the USS
Potomac. Paul is the last surviver that served
on board with President Roosevelt.
Paul later served aboard the USS John
Rodgers as our fearless deck force leader.
You can read about it in his book entitled
BEYOND THE HORIZON.
The above is the model of the USS Potomac.
This is a picture of the President Roosevelt's
Yacht, USS Potomac.
Yacht, USS Potomac.
The book "BEYOND THE HORIZON" con be
purchased from
Linda Harless
41 Sea Winds Ln. East
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 32082
purchased from
Linda Harless
41 Sea Winds Ln. East
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 32082
| Pictured above is Linda Harless, author presenting the first book, "BEYOND THE HORIZON" to her Father in Law Paul Harless. |
Below are recent pictures of Paul Harless, as
he was invited to take a cruise aboard the USS
Potomac. It was an honor for the present crew
to have aboard one of the original crew of the
then presidential yacht.
he was invited to take a cruise aboard the USS
Potomac. It was an honor for the present crew
to have aboard one of the original crew of the
then presidential yacht.
Coming aboard
| Admiration |
| The Chief and the skipper |
| Paul remeniscing |
| Possibility at the helm one more time |
| She still handles the same. Steady as she goes |
Skipper entering log notes
So what's in the log?
It reads ...8-10-2011 Chief
Boatswain mate, Paul Harless
aboard.
Boatswain mate, Paul Harless
aboard.
Paul Harless with todays crew
Pauls bunk about 70 years ago