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Robert Villars was assigned to the SS Grant Wood which was built in Jacksonville, Florida. After the shakedown cruise,...

Joseph Traina was born in Labadieville, Louisiana in June 1917. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks what he recalls...

John Scott Campbell went to England and back. He also went to Oban, Scotland. They unloaded in Cherbourg [Annotator's...

Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine on the SS Dolly Madison. He doesn't recall the cargo on his first trip...

John Campbell was on the SS Thomas Pollock, the SS O. Henry, and the SS Jubal A. Early. One they called the bushel...

The English Navy provisioned the Canadian sailors' mess and Thomas Payn said they ate a lot of strong smelling mutton....

Robert Villars returned to the Armed Guard center at the New Orleans Naval Station [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans,...

[Annotator's Note: Joseph Traina served in the US Coast Guard as a radioman aboard the USCGC Comanche (WPG76).] In...

Opal Grapes joined the Army and reported for duty at Foster General Hospital in Temple, Texas. She underwent training...

John Scott Campbell was on three ships that sunk. The first ship went down slowly. The rescue boats do not come in, you...

William B. Hughes first sailed on the SS Joseph Hamilton and that was followed by the USAHS Wisteria. The Hamilton was...

John Campbell says that President Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States] had...

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