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At the beginning of the war, the ships [Annotator's Note: United States Merchant Marine ships] traveled by themselves...

It is hard for Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. to remember a lot. He does not remember the names of half the ships he was on....

Roger Shaw was born in New Orleans in 1921. He grew up and was educated in New Orleans. After graduating high school,...

Roger Shaw was assigned to the SS George Gayle on the Industrial Canal while it was still being completed by the...

Roger Shaw arrived in Bahia, Brazil aboard the SS George Gayle. He had met some associates previously in Bahia, but he...

Roger Shaw returned to the SS George Gayle after his leave in New Orleans, Louisiana. The was his original ship. It...

Erik Frithjof Johnsen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in August 1925 and had one brother who had been born in 1922....

Roger Shaw returned to the United States by way of Northern Ireland. The SS George Gayle sailed alone before reaching...

Erik Johnsen, a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine says that New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 1920s was active with all...

Roger Shaw was 22 years old when he returned to the United States. When he got back to the United States, he went up...

Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. learned the war had ended by radio. The ships were having a big time and celebrating. The weird...

Roger Shaw wanted to ship out on a vessel that traversed the Mississippi River frequently. This would better enable him...

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