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Posted by Al Burnham
on August 25, 2007, 11:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Anniversary"
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I was just 17 when I WAS SWORN IN. Boot camp was at Sampson, N.Y. 4wks. Apr.8th 1944. Then to the
Armed Guard School at Camp Shelton 5-16-44. Then
to Brooklyn A. G. Center 6-24-44. Then assigned
to the Alexander Martin 6-26-44. Made two long trips and off 4-24-45. Back to gunnery school for 4wks. and then to Treasure Island and assigned to the Vanderbilt Victory. Was at Iwo Jima when both bombs were dropped. Ship was geared up for an invasion.
I had one shipmate on the Vanderbilt Victory that I stayed in contact with from Pen. Him and his family came to Ca. and spent two wks. with us. Thanks to Tom I have made contact with 2 A.G. shipmates and 1 merchant marine shipmate.
I have talked to people that was on the Alexander Martin before me and after me. Plus the M.M shipmate filled me in on why the A.G gun
crew was taken off the Vanderbilt Victory at Saipan after V.J day. The ship went to Honolulu
where it sat for 6 months until the Navy decided
what to do with it.
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