Thank you Harvey, After graduating from the Gunnery School at Gulfport, Miss. I was sent to Algiers Island, a Naval Base across the river from New Orleans, We awaited our first ship assignment and I was sent to Svannah,Ga. for my first Liberty ship assignment. From there I was attached to the Brooklyn Naval Station for the remainder of my career and spent 2 years on Liberty ships and one Troop Transport in the North Atlantic. I will be 86 in July and feel very fortunate to have experienced my time in the US Navy and still have fairly good health. Thanks for answering my message. Gerry Burr
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