Ron, a good posting and I enjoyed reading the answers to your question. There is a reasonable pattern in our experiences. Two trips out of AGC in Brooklyn. A second Liberty through the Panama Canal to the Pacific. Then assigned to TI for my third Liberty out to Pacific and back to Seattle. Then a MS for two fast rips to Manila,, the second after the war was over so it was pleasant. As to liberty or leaves I did cross the country 5 times in day coaches the last train ride was back to Boston for discharge. Did not get to hang around the AGC too long.. As to thosee who made the Murmansk run l would like to think that they read The Cruel Sea by Monsarrat. I mention this because I am cleaning up my library and reread portions of this great book dealing with North Atlantic convoys.
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