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Zaccagni Awarded Knighthood Zaccagni Knighthood Pg1 Former TEXAS Crewmember Mr Newsletter of the Battleship Texas Foundation Spring 2017 In this issue . Zaccagni Awarded Knighthood Zaccagni Knighthood Pg1 Former TEXAS crewmember Mr. Julio Zaccagni was awarded Knighthood in the French Legion of Honor at Ellington Field, FTV Report Pg3 Thursday April 6th. Volunteer Herb Powers has been work- ing with Julio to submit all the necessary paperwork and even OEP Report Pg4 though the application effort took many months, a lot of doc- umentation and the persistence of Marie-Laure Reed of the Curators Corner Pg5 Consul General’s office, in the end it was an ultimate success. Supporters Pg6 His award is based on service aboard the USS Mackenzie in support of the landings in Southern France, after transfer In Memory Of Pg7 from the USS TEXAS. Julio was born on November 7, 1922 in Kingmont, West Virgin- Membership Forms Pg8 ia, to Maria Martelli and Nickola Zaccagni, who had immigrated from Atessa, Italy. The family later moved to Fairmont, West Virginia, where he grew up. When Julio turned seven- Navy Poster . teen, he traveled to Balti- more to enlist in the US Navy. After Basic Training in Norfolk, VA, he traveled on the USS Wyoming to Cul- ebra, PR, where on February 20, 1940 he began his first sea assignment on the USS TEXAS. The ship participat- ed in three long range neu- trality patrols and one con- voy to Africa while he was on board the TEXAS, where he achieved the rating of Fire Controlman 2c. Photo by Herb Powers Continued on next page Battleship TEXAS Foundation Zaccagni Awarded Knighthood continued Advisory Directors Hon. James A. Baker, III Julio transferred to USS MacKenzie DD-614, where he served 61st Secretary of State from November 21, 1942 until November 3, 1945. During this time the MacKenzie performed At-lantic Coast escorts and ADM. James L. Holloway, III USN (Ret.), Former CNO Transatlantic convoy escorts to the Mediterranean Sea. In the Mediterranean, Mr. Zac-cagni’s vessel took part in the Sicilian Ned S. Holmes Commissioner, Texas Campaign and at Anzio, in the Italian Campaign. Assigned to Transportation Commission Task Group 87.7, she took part in the bombardment of Sector Camel during Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern Board of Trustees France. Anthony K. Gregory, He transferred to R/S Charleston on November 3, 1945 Chairman and then to USS Philippine Sea CV-47, where Mr. Zac-cagni Thomas J. Perich, was present at commissioning on May 11, 1946 and served Vice Chairman onboard until November 1947. During this time, the Philippine Donald H. Fischer, Treasurer Sea sortied south, via the Panama Canal, to Antarctica as part Rey Gonzales, Jr., Secretary of Operation High Jump. The carrier ferried and launched six Brad Bouillion R4D transport and two OY-1 reconnaissance aircraft, as well as Rear Ad-miral Byrd, in support of the US Navy development Jimmy Burke mission to Antarctica. This expedition returned with nearly Penny H. Butler 70,000 aerial photographs of the coastline and inland. David Dewhurst Following his discharge on December 12, 1947 with rank of Theordore S. Hirtz CFC (AA), Julio attended photo engraving school in Aurora, RADM. J. Weldon Koenig, Missouri, where he met and married Dorothy Boswell. He USN (Ret.) pursued the trade of lithographic printing in Parkersburg, John O’Neil WV, and St. Louis, MO, mov-ing to Houston in 1953. Here he worked at Webb Print-ing Co. and then Corporate Service Co. Michael N. Pearson until his retire-ment in 1985. Congratulations to Julio for this CAPT. Clifford H. Royal, long awaited award for his valor and sacrifices he made while USN (Ret.) serving his country during WWII. Bravo Zulu, Julio!! Thomas C. Wright Bruce D. Bramlett Executive Director; [email protected] TPWD Ship Staff Andy Smith, Ship Manager Travis Davis, Maintenance / Restoration Stephanie Croatt, Curator Page 2 To take care of spaces previously restored, a team has been formed to clean and touch up these compartments periodically. This quarter the By Don Fischer team performed a detailed cleaning of the ship’s cafeteria on the 2nd Deck ensuring it remains gleaming and presentable to the visiting public. Restoration The First Texas Volunteers paid for an envi- Even amidst the barriers and restricted access ronmental contractor to remove the loose lead caused by the on-going second phase of structur- paint in a portion of the forward 3” and 5” mag- al work aboard the Texas this year, the FTV con- azines and encapsulating the whole. This was a tinues to move its projects forward. Some of this less costly option than abating the entire space, work has slowed due to new State requirements, which was financially unacceptable. Currently, a as individuals involved in restoration must ac- work order is being prepared by FTV to complete quire the specified respirators, have them fitted the finish coating so that the space can receive and certified by a licensed agent, and the individ- the hundreds of 3” ammunition tanks for stor- ual’s cardio-pulmonary condition with a respira- age, which were purchased earlier by FTV. The tor be evaluated to ensure the individual’s safety. magazines may also find themselves on the Hard Hat Tour itinerary. Fortunately, the priming of the Combat Informa- tion Center (CIC) has been completed and the pins Also, a number of concrete 5” shells were fab- to attach the insulation have been spot welded ricated from molds, which are to be installed in throughout the compartment. The first elements the 5” magazines referenced above. They will be of the insulation have also been hung, with the viewed by future Hard Hat Tour visitors. balance waiting for the next work weekend. The 40mm Gun Team has moved from the stern location, due to the structural contractor’s barri- ers, to the waist 40mm Gun on the port side. Rath- er than focusing on the movement of the mount’s elevation and train, the team is concentrating on the cosmetics. In this way, the mount will have its rust and corrosion removed and a new weather barrier applied, protecting it for the near future. The visitors will have an attractive gun mount to play with, and additional time will be bought in A work order on Stateroom D is also being pre- which to repair the mount’s operation. pared. It will be good to have this compartment back open as one of only two officer staterooms available for viewing by the public. Recent Activities The most recent Hard Hat Tour, held on March 25, was reasonably successful, earning FTV al- most $2,800.00. A review of the visitor critiques indicated that the tour leaders did a great job and that everyone enjoyed their visit aboard ship. The next Hard Hat Tour is scheduled for May 20. The Movie Locker is moving closer to completion; Be sure to go to www.firsttexasvolunteers.org restoration of the furnishings being the primary to learn more and reserve a space. outstanding element. Page 3 Battleship TEXAS Overnight Youth Education Program By Kandace Trujillo We are having a busy Spring at the youth overnight education program. We thank the 39 groups and 1176 campers that participated through the months of February through April. In addition to our usual scout groups, we hosted many school groups. We hosted a This organization is non-profit dedicated to variety of different age groups ranging from maintaining WWII era airplanes. One of their seventh graders to a JRTOTC group. We are goals include maintaining the air planes in filling up for dates in the Summer and Fall. If flying condition so that people can experience you would like to book an overnight, please the aircraft in flight. email [email protected] or call 281-542-0684. The features of the gun trailer were well received. The kids and adults had a great time manning the gun. We are always looking for new tour guides for our program. If you are interested or want more information please contact Kandace Trujillo at: [email protected] or (281) 542-0684 (office) We are happy to announce that the 20mm gun trailer has some added additions. Thanks to Rodolfo Magnus and his company Magnigadgets for adding a more interactive component to the trailer. The trailer now has petals that causes the trailer to make sounds and vibrations as if the gun was operational. The Overnight Program was able to test new additions to the gun trailer Houston Wing Open House. This open house is held by the Commemorative Air Force. Page 4 ByBy Stephanie Sarah Conlon Croatt, and Curator Stephanie Croatt Whew! Things have certainly calmed down services to create high-quality scans of the Ship’saround here Knot after Board the rush Gets of special Face-Lift events ship’s historic photograph collection. These and holidays last quarter. Now that we are fi- scans are also uploaded to the Portal to Texas We are glad to announce that the ship’s newly conserved knot board returned to the park in nally able to catch our breath, we are taking a History (http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/ March.look at theIn theyear last to come,several and years, it looks the knotgreat! board collections/BTXPC/), was on display on where2nd Deck anyone and who then is thein- Officer’sHere are aGalley few exciting (Movie thingsRoom). on We the believe horizon: this artifactterested was madecan browse in the ship’sthrough carpenter the images. shop inA new batch of photos will be added to The Por- honorStructural of the Repairs centennial anniversary of Texas independence in 1936. 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