A reader emailed me some ideas about this John Doe having been on this ship and it looks pretty promising!
If anyone can find rosters for this ship I'd appreciate it. The John Doe was found June 5, 1936 so he would have been on it when it was named Skaneateles (1934 - 1937) or WCG-209 (1925 - 1933) NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive Milan (YP-6) ex Skaneateles (1934 - 1937) WCG-209 (1925 - 1933) Patrol Craft: Built by Kingston Drydock and Construction Co., Kingston, NY Launched, date unknown Commissioned as CG-209, 1925 Stationed at Vermillion, OH, 1925-1933 Transferred to the US Navy, 11 December 1933 Named Skaneateles, 01 June 1934 Assigned to the Washington Navy Yard for use of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, renamed and christened Milan (YP-6) 1, 20 October 1937 Returned to patrol duty at the outbreak of World War II Temporarily loaned to New York City in mid-WWII Returned to the Navy and assigned to Dahlgren, VA Placed out of service and declared excess, 05 April 1946 Turned over to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) for disposal, 07 July 1946 Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown Sold by WSA, 27 July 1946 Final Disposition, fate unknown http://www.navsource.org/archives/14/31006.htm
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