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John Campbell was on ships that sunk twice. The first one [Annotator's Note: the SS Andrew G. Curtin, sunk 1944], he...

According to Thomas Payn, the Atlantic convoys were under attack from E-boats [Annotator's Note: German Schnellboot or...

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 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 and his merchant ship pulled into the neutral port of Lourenço Marques. [Annotator's Note: Lourenço...

The USCGC Storis (WMEC-38) was a brand-new ship. Traina reported to it in Duluth, Minnesota. They sailed it to Boston [...

James Crane experienced a great change in the Merchant Marine. He was concerned about making the first convoy, but he...

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