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William Balabanow was born in February 1926 in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. His stepfather was a miner. During the...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. to tell him about an incident with a ship that happened...

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

Erik Johnsen was in school at Tulane, University in New Orleans, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He feels this...

William Balabanow joined the Merchant Marines after World War 2 had broken out. He never encountered the Germans...

Clarke Langrall was born in December 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland. Growing up during the Great Depression, things were...

Roger Shaw boarded another ship after his assignment as captain of the Army transport. The ship had a radio operator...

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

William Balabanow has always felt stigma about his service in the Merchant Marine and the negative associations with...

Military training was easy for Clarke Langrall, having been a company leader in the cadet corps when he was in high...

Roger Shaw decided to be a doctor after his service because he wanted more education. He quickly finished his...

When Clarke Langrall arrived at the gate leading to his ship [Annotator's Note: SS Vernon L. Kellogg], he was checked...

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