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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...
Campbell, John On a Lot of Ships
John Campbell was on the SS Thomas Pollock, the SS O. Henry, and the SS Jubal A. Early. One they called the bushel...
Campbell, John The Merchant Marine and Admiral King
John Campbell says that President Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States] had...
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....
Campbell, John Being a Gun Loader and Training Killers
John Campbell was trained as a gun loader on merchant ships. In Great Britain, in 1943, air raids were still pretty...
Langrall, Clarke Hauling Hazardous Cargo
When Clarke Langrall arrived at the gate leading to his ship [Annotator's Note: SS Vernon L. Kellogg], he was checked...
Langrall, Clarke Observations
The numbers of Clarke Langrall's first and second convoys [Annotator's Note: aboard the merchant ship SS Vernon L....
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...
Hill, Jennings Submarines and Ship Duties
At the beginning of the war, the ships [Annotator's Note: United States Merchant Marine ships] traveled by themselves...
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....
Nesser, William Across the Atlantic Ocean
[Annotator's Note: William Nesser was in training aboard a commercial transport vessel when the Japanese attacked Pearl...
Crane, James First Convoy
James Crane experienced a great change in the Merchant Marine. He was concerned about making the first convoy, but he...

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