Yep, that is my blog and I have searched the sites you told me about. I didn't find his ships on the sunk or damaged either. I also have a letter and info from Laurence C. from years ago when I started this research and he did get on the ship when Joseph left the ship.
I am fairly certain those are the only three ships on which he served. I did a timeline of the dates of service to discharge and all the ship logs in between. There is only a month gap in 1945 that I'm trying to pin down. I'm guessing he was at an Armed Guard Center during that time.
Do you know if the Armed Guard reports are different than the Smooth Logs and Captain's Logs? If they are roughly the same then I'm not sure at this time I want to spend the money to have the same information.
I do understand my grandfather was a hero and served his country well. The details do matter to me because I never knew him. My father barely knew him because after Joseph came home from the war he was in the VA Hospital. He had a few home visits and that is when my father was conceived. My father grew up visiting his father in the VA Hospital, where he died when my dad was 16. All he really remembers about him was he used to talk to the little green men.
I have been researching my family's history over 14 years and am now starting to write it to pass it down. I want him remembered and want to write something worthy of the life he lived. His story deserves to be told.
Thanks for your suggestions. I will keep searching.
Jen
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