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Moored in the River at Shanghai

The Boatswain Posted on February 11, 2006 by The BoatswainDecember 25, 2009

The Alshain was a good ship, with a good crew and most of our time was spent taking stores to Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines. Our longest runs, however, were to the remnants of Nationalist China, with supplies for their … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, US Navy | Tagged AKA-55, Beijing, Family Life, Guam, Hawaii, Navy Life, occasionally, Philippines, Shanghai, Tsingtao, US Navy, USS Alshain | Leave a reply

More sea duty!

The Boatswain Posted on February 11, 2006 by The BoatswainDecember 25, 2009

After leaving the island, I was shipped back to San Francisco and found myself assigned to the USS Alshain, an AKA, which is a navy supply vessel. She was in the shipyard at Hunter’s Point undergoing routine maintenance. Since she’d … Continue reading →

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Good Ol` Farragut!

The Boatswain Posted on January 11, 2006 by The BoatswainDecember 25, 2009

When we arrived at the Farragut Naval Training Station, at Sandpoint, Idaho, we found out that there was NO on base housing, but were directed to a rooming house in Coeur D’Alene. Coeur D’Alene is a pretty nice town, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, US Navy | Tagged Family Life, Farragut Naval Training Station, Idaho, Lake Pend Oreille, Sandpoint, US Navy, World War II | Leave a reply

Happy Days!

The Boatswain Posted on January 11, 2006 by The BoatswainDecember 25, 2009

While I was on my 30 days leave I got orders to report to Bremerton, WA. (Typical of the Military, always send you as far away from where you are, as they can! I COULD have gone to Boston, 65 … Continue reading →

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Wartime fun!

The Boatswain Posted on November 20, 2005 by The BoatswainDecember 25, 2009

In early 1944 I had an opportunity to go back to the states for some special training and a chance to see my wife again! So I took it and was sent to a special training unit in Ocracoke, NC, … Continue reading →

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The United States Navy rating of Boatswain’s Mate is a designation given to enlisted members who are rated as a deck seaman. The colloquial form of address for a boatswain’s mate is ‘Boats’.

The Boatswain left home for his final deployment in 2018.

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