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Crump had enrolled as a draftsman in the local aircraft plant but in the meantime several of the shipyards had posted...

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

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

Woods was upset after the war because he wasn't given the benefits of the G.I. Bill. A friend of his his who had been...

Walter Broll saw the raid on Bari, Italy start at about 7:30 at night while the Grace Abbott's cargo was being...

Erik Johnsen's training in the US Merchant Marine at Henderson Point, Mississippi was very similar to that of a raw...

David R. Saunders saw his first combat at Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Luzon, Philippines]. He was not injured...

Crumps dad was making 90 cents an hour. A dime was a big difference in those days. Gasoline was 10 cents a gallon and a...

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

Roger Shaw made a big mistake in his first opportunity as a ship's captain. He was assigned to an Army transport and...

Walter Broll was told by one of the officers on the Grace Abbott that he should go to the English aid station at the...

Erik Johnsen was a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine and his first ship assignment was the SS Dolly Madison which they...

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