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Roger Shaw returned to the United States by way of Northern Ireland. The SS George Gayle sailed alone before reaching...

Of all the ports Woods visited he liked Panama the best because it was like being back at home. There was a good...

John DuBose heard little current war news while onboard the SS Frenchtown. They did learn shortly after the end of the...

Following his graduation from Kings Point [Annotator's Note: the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York],...

In June 1950, William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. was drafted into the Army for the Korean War [Annotator's Note:...

All of the Catholic school teachers were nuns. They were not married. High school teachers in Iowa were required to be...

Dee Wayne White served in Germany during his three-year deployment overseas. Shortly before being sent back to the...

Roger Shaw was 22 years old when he returned to the United States. When he got back to the United States, he went up...

Woods was a wiper in the engine room. There were 15 wipers aboard large ships. The wipers reported to the 1st Mate....

John DuBose had eight months of back pay when he departed the SS Frenchtown. He was concerned that he would be robbed...

David R. Saunders was born in December 1922 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. His father was a...

William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. went to Saint Petersburg, Florida for Merchant Marine basic training. It was not...

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