PT 36-Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Two October/December 1942 Crew: Lt.(jg) Marvin G. Pettit                                        Boat Captain Ens. James J. Kelly                                              Executive Officer QM2/c L.A. Veal                                                 Quartermaster GM3/c J. K. Schofield                                          Gunnery MM1/c L. F. Mohr                                               Engineering SC2/c R.G. Fresh                                                 Ship�s Cook S1/c S. B. Binnix                                                  Deck Force RM2/c J. M. Hammond                                        Radioman MoMM/1/c A. Neigel SC1/c H.W. Green OC3/c W. Espritt TM3/c M.C. Hairston                                            Torpedoman F1/c C. D. Wilford                                                 Engineering MM2/c I. E. Coufal                                                Engineering RM2/c B. Fleischman                                             Radioman 9 Oct.                       Loaded aboard SS Robin Wently. 11 Nov.                    Arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia. 13 Nov.                    Unloaded from Robin Wently. 14 Nov.                    Made ready for sea. 15 Nov.                    Underway for Espiritu Santo as part of Task Unit 62.5.7 in tow                                 of USS Zane. 17 Nov.                    Fuel expended�taken in tow by PT 44.                                 2230 hrs. Laid across bow of barge being towed by merchantman. No  material damage.                                 2230 hrs. Arrived at Espiritu Santo (Button). 18 Nov.                    Made ready for sea�taken in tow by USS Zane, underway for Tulagi                                 Island (Ringbolt). 19 Nov.                    2300 hrs. Dropped from tow.  On General Quarters due to reports of enemy activity. 20 Nov.                    0300 hrs. Secured from GQ.                                 0800 hrs. Arrived in Tulagi Harbor                                  1800 hrs. Patrolling the Savo Island-Cape Esperance area. Lt. Rollin E. Westholm USN                                 (Commander MTB Squadron 2) aboard as Officer-in-Tactical Command   22 Nov.                    Patrol, Savo-Esperance. Lt.(jg) Mark E. Wentz OTC. No contact. 23 Nov.                    Patrol, Savo-Esperance. Lt. Westholm OTC. No contact. 24 Nov.                    Patrol, Savo-Esperance. Lt(jg) Wentz OTC. No contact 25 Nov.                    Patrol, Savo-Esperance. Lt. Hugh M. Robinson USN (Commander MTB Squadron 3) OTC. No contact. 27-28 Nov.                Patrol-no contact. 30 Nov.                     Patrol-no contact. 1-6 Dec.                    Patrol-no action. 7 Dec.                       Fired four torpedoes at Japanese DD�believed sunk. 8 Dec.                       No action. 11-17 Dec.                No action. 18 Dec.                     Savo-Esperance patrol, Lt.(jg) Leonard A. Nikoloric OTC 19 Dec.                     Patrol-no action. 20-21 Dec.                Drydocked 22 Dec.                     Patrol-Savo Island-Sandfly Passage area. Lt. Robinson OTC 23-28 Dec.                Moored at Government Landing as member of strike force, no action 29 Dec.                     2130 hrs, patrolling Savo-Esperance area.                                  2345 hrs, fired four torpedoes at a column of Japanese DD�s�                                  results unobserved. 30 Dec.                     In port, member of striking force. No action. 31 Dec.                     Patrol, Savo-Esperance. No action.