U.S. Crash Boats

Air-Sea Rescue Boats of World War II & Korea

3rd Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron
A brief history of the 3rd from Gulfport, MS to New Guinea, and ultimately to occupied Japan, with an emphasis on the role of the OA-10 and hardly a mention of crash boats. Notice the lack of the word "boat" in the title of either the 2nd, 3rd or 4th Emergency Rescue Squadrons.
Murrell's Inlet (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Video of photo album. Some of the locals became quite close to the men stationed there. Multiple families opened their homes to them, almost like unofficial service clubs, where they could hang out and play horseshoes with the local children. In return they would take the kids out on some of the boats. One lady recalled from her childhood that when her family came downstairs one Christmas morning, the men had a roaring fire built in the fireplace for them. In fact, her big sister married one of those crew members. Theirs was one of eight similar marriages that resulted when WWII came to Murrells Inlet.