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

Walter Broll and his ship the Grace Abbott were in the harbor of Bari, Italy for two weeks before the attack took place...

[Annotator's Note: Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. went to Oran, North Africa aboard the SS Buffalo Wallow in 1943.] They...

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

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

After his return [Annotator's Note: from a convoy run to Russia], Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. took some time off and then...

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

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

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

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

Walter Broll and the Grace Abbott left Bari the day after the attack. It appeared that the Abbott may have been the...

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....

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