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Chinnis, Edward Reflections on the War
Edward Chinnis' most memorable experience of World War 2 was going through a typhoon with 55 foot waves. He fought because he felt he had to.
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Chinnis, Edward Stateside Training and Reporting Aboard the USS Dorchester (APB-46)
Edward Chinnis, Jr. was assigned to a tanker after completing radio school. Prior to that he was assigned to a mine sweeper.
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Christiansen, Ejnar Avoiding a Disaster at Sea
Ejnar Christiansen was sailing in a convoy and was at Key West, Florida. They left to go to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and went out to form the convoy.
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Christiansen, Ejnar Becoming an American Citizen
After the war ended, Ejnar Christiansen returned to Denmark to visit his family for the first time in over six years.
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Christiansen, Ejnar Crewing American Vessels
The US Coast Guard started issuing seaman's IDs for all kinds of ships due to the shortage of eligible sailors.
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Christiansen, Ejnar Early Life and Becoming a Ship’s Mate
Ejnar Christiansen was born in September 1922 in Vordingborg, Denmark. He had one brother and three sisters in Kong, Denmark.
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Christiansen, Ejnar Evading Enemy Submarines
Ejnar Christiansen's family did not suffer anything due to the war since they lived in a pretty small village in Denmark.
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Christiansen, Ejnar Merchant Marine Training and the Start of the War
Ejnar Christiansen was a 16 year old deck mate on the SS Selma and had made a trip from Denmark to Santo Espírito, Brazil and then to Rotterdam, Ne
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Christiansen, Ejnar Running the Caribbean
Ejnar Christiansen spent the summer of 1940 in Jacksonville, Florida as a cadet on the Danish Merchant Marine training ship, Danmark.
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Christiansen, Ejnar Sailing in Convoys
Ejnar Christiansen's hardest time sailing in convoy was trying to stay in position at night.
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Christiansen, Ejnar United Fruit Company
Ejnar Christiansen started working for the United Fruit Company [Annotator's Note: now Chiquita Brands International] as a relief third mate o
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Christie, Robert Segment 1
Robert Christie was born on Long Island, New York. Christie came from an all New York family.