https://capecharleswave.com/2013/03/times-up-for-uss-missouri-gun-barrel/ Your Online Newspaper in Cape Charles, Virginia Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:55:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 https://capecharleswave.com/2013/03/times-up-for-uss-missouri-gun-barrel/#comment-8785 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:21:49 +0000 http://capecharleswave.com/?p=5977#comment-8785 How about bringing back one of those old ferry boats and set it up for a monument, because the history of the ferry system for the Eastern Shore IS just as important as this battleship’s gun. The ferries transported many of the military personnel and equipment to and from the war. See the Cape May County News old article about the late Mr. Melvin W. Williams’ (U.S Coast Guard) experience aboard these vessels during the war. The gun? A waste of $$.

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