US Merchant Marine

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Vangrov, Sherman Last Trip and Postwar
Sherman Vangrov served on the SS William D. Pender as a Merchant Marine during the last months of World War 2. His ship...
Nesser, William Leaving the Merchant Marine
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks William Nesser about why he was not part of the Murmansk run PQ-17, an Atlantic...
Shaw, Roger Leaving the SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw arrived in Bahia, Brazil aboard the SS George Gayle. He had met some associates previously in Bahia, but he...
Campbell, John Liberty Ships and New Kids
John Campbell was on nine different Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] over 13...
McPhail, Joe Life Aboard a Merchant Marine Vessel
Joe K. McPhail was satisfied with his living quarters on his 104 foot long boat [Annotator's Note: the quick supply...
Johnsen, Erik Life Aboard Ship
Erik Johnsen was a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine and served on Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of cargo ship...
Campbell, John Life After the War
The war changed John Scott Campbell's life. He probably would have been a schoolteacher. He loves history. The war made...
Lindsey, James Life as a Merchant Marine
James T. Lindsey served with the Merchant Marines [Annotator’s Note: on the SS Percy E. Foxworth] during World War 2....
Johnsen, Erik Life in New Orleans
Erik Johnsen, a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine says that New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 1920s was active with all...
White, Dee Life in the Army
Dee Wayne White served in Germany during his three-year deployment overseas. Shortly before being sent back to the...
Harrison, William Life in the Service
William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. went to Saint Petersburg, Florida for Merchant Marine basic training. It was not...
Joffray, Henry Life Story Summary
Henry George Joffray was born in March 1926. He grew up in Bellville, Illinois near St. Louis. He graduated from high...
Hill, Jennings Liverpool and Iceland
After his return [Annotator's Note: from a convoy run to Russia], Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. took some time off and then...
Johnsen, Erik London, England
Erik Johnsen was a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine on the SS Dolly Madison. The major missions of the ship were...
Campbell, John Losing His Papers
John Scott Campbell went to England and back. He also went to Oban, Scotland. They unloaded in Cherbourg [Annotator's...
Campbell, John Losing Ships and Nerve Gas
John Scott Campbell lost three ships. The one [Annotator's Note: SS Andrew G. Curtin, sunk 1944] in the Barents Sea [...
Campbell, John Losing Three Ships and Fear
John Scott Campbell was on three ships that sunk. The first ship went down slowly. The rescue boats do not come in, you...
Hill, Jennings Manila, Philippines
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....
Crane, James Merchant Marine Academy
James Crane’s brother was taken prisoner by the Germans [Annotator’s Note: after being shot down over the Ploesti...
Nunnink, Lawrence Merchant Marine Life
Gregory Lawrence Nunnink served aboard several ships sailing along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States as...
Campbell, John Merchant Marine Pay Structure
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Campbell about pay. He explains the lengthy process for getting paid.]...
Nelson, Maxwell Merchant Marine Service
In June 1943, nearing the end of Maxwell Nelson’s deferment, he decided to join the US Merchant Marine and was sent to...
Balabanow, William Merchant Marine Service
William Balabanow joined the Merchant Marines after World War 2 had broken out. He never encountered the Germans...
Vangrov, Sherman Merchant Marine Service
Sherman Vangrov was born in March 1927 in Dayton, Ohio, but moved around the county because his mother was ill. He...
McPhail, Joe Merchant Marine Service
Joe K. McPhail signed up for the Merchant Marine in Mobile, Alabama. His uncle, Olan Nicholson, and aunt [Annotator's...
Johnsen, Erik Merchant Marine Training
Erik Johnsen's training in the US Merchant Marine at Henderson Point, Mississippi was very similar to that of a raw...
Crane, James Merchant Marine Training
James Crane got into the Merchant Marine because Roosevelt [Annotator’s Note: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and...
Lindsey, James Merchant Marines
James T. Lindsey was born in Marshall, Missouri in August 1924. He grew up with one sister. His parents owned a...
White, Dee Military-Minded Boy
Dee Wayne White was born in September 1929 in Chester, Idaho. At age eight, his parents divorced, and he moved with his...
Johnsen, Erik Navigation Before Radar
Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine on the SS Dolly Madison. He doesn't recall the cargo on his first trip...
Campbell, John Navy Armed Guard and Different Tactics
The first couple of ships John Campbell was on had no Armed Guard [Annotator's Note: Navy sailors serving aboard...
Campbell, John Not Recognition for the Merchant Marine
According to Winchell [Annotator's Note: Walter Winchell, syndicated American newspaper gossip columnist], Hearst [...
Langrall, Clarke Observations
The numbers of Clarke Langrall's first and second convoys [Annotator's Note: aboard the merchant ship SS Vernon L....
White, Dee Occupation Duty in Europe
Upon returning to the United States in January 1946 from serving in the Merchant Marine, Dee Wayne White signed up to...
Hughes, William Occupation Duty in Europe
William B. Hughes was in Wiesbaden during the occupation [Annotator's Note: Hughes was in Germany serving in the United...
Campbell, John Oiler and Fireman Duties
John Campbell spent most of his years [Annotator's Note: in the US Merchant Marine] as an oiler and a fireman. Part of...

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