Event: Veteran’s Day Parade 2011 Date: Nov. 11, 2011 Location: Elk Grove, CA
USS Sproston D/E 577 Amphibious replica of the USS Sproston D/E 577. Served in WW2, Korea & Vietnam wars. Participated in the Eniwetok Atomic Bomb Tet & the Apollo Space Recovery Program. In WW2 shot own 10 Japanese plans, sank 1 sub & assiste sinking & 1 probable destroyed, damaged numerous picket boats & shore batteries.
This trio of vets were busy unloading the float of the ship they had served on. 23 feet long, the entire structure had taken them 3 to 4 years to construct on the chassy of a golf cart and was constructed with fiberglass.