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Harold Wellington thinks there would not have been a war effort without the Merchant Marines. They would not have had...

Edward Kissam was assigned to a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship], the SS Thomas...

[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...

Harold Wellington loved being in the Merchant Marines. He loved the travel and the work. He could not get a job after...

[Annotator's Note: Edward Kissam was in the US Merchant Marine aboard the SS Thomas Nelson Page. When he returned from...

[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...

[Annotator's Note: Edward Kissam was serving in the US Marine Corps as a navigator on cargo planes in China after the...

[Annotator's Note: Edward Kissam returned from the war and had a lot of family problems to deal with.]. Kissam did use...

Going into the Mediterranean on the SS Thomas Nelson Page is the most memorable experience for Edward Kissam. When he...

Joe K. McPhail was born in Carthage, Mississippi and grew up there. He joined the CCC [Annotator's Note: Civilian...

Joe K. McPhail signed up for the Merchant Marine in Mobile, Alabama. His uncle, Olan Nicholson, and aunt [Annotator's...

Joe K. McPhail was satisfied with his living quarters on his 104 foot long boat [Annotator's Note: the quick supply...

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