HELLO ALL. I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION THAT MAY HELP ME TO PIECE TOGETHER WHERE AND WHEN MY DAD WAS AT DURING THE WORLD WAR II.

I DO HAVE HIS RECORDS BUT ITS HARD FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT. I DO GET THAT HE ENLISTED IN 5-1-42 AND WAS TAKEN TO GREAT LAKES, IL. ON 5-2-42. HE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO CHICAGO (6-15-42) FOR ARMED GUARD TRAINING. FROM THERE HE WENT TO BROOKLYN, NY TO THE AGC (7-20-42).
IT STATES THAT HE WAS AN ARMED GUARD ON ARMED MERCHANT VESSELS: SS FREDERICK LYKES (7-8-42 TO 8-20-42) -- SS PERMIAN (1-16-43 TO 2-5-43) -- AND THE SS JAMES J. HILL (1-14-44 TO 3-28-44). IT DOESN'T SAY WHERE HE WAS AT ON THESE SHIPS. HOW DO I FIND OUT?
I KNOW THAT HE WAS A COXSWAIN AND A BOATSWAIN'S MATE (2ND CLASS). WHAT IS THIS? I READ IN THE PAPERS THAT HE ALSO AT ABATU, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. IT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT DREW SEVEN UNIT Bp3 @ NORFOLD, VA, CUB 17 IN SAN BRUNO, CA. IS THAT LIKE THE UNITS OR SOMETHING? COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME TO DECIPHER THIS STUFF SO I CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WAR EFFORT.
THERE IS A PAPER THAT SAYS THAT HE WAS TRANSFERRED OUTSIDE THE US CONTINENTIAL ON 6-12-45 & ANOTHER PAPER SAYING HE RETURNED TO U.S. ON 11-29-45 HAVING TO REPORT TO U.S. NAVAL STATION, SWAN ISLAND, PORTLAND, OREGAN. ITS SIGNED BY D.E. PHELKE, LT. USNR. I DIDN'T FIND ANYWHERE IN THESE PAPERS THAT LISTED A SHIP HE WAS ON AT THAT TIME. HOW DO I FIND THAT OUT?

HIS RECORDS CONTAINED PAPERS THAT @ A COUPLE TIMES HE WAS SOMEWHERE AND WAS IN CHARGE OF MEN. I CAN'T PLACE WHERE THEY WERE AT BUT I DO HAVE THEIR NAMES. I ALSO HAVE SOME PICS. OF SOME SOLIDERS. I CAN READ THE NAMES OF E.H MORRIS AND J.S. ROBERTS AND ORAN AFRICA, APRIL 23, 1943. SOME SAY SOMETHING THAT HE WAS THE BEST "PAT". WHAT IS THAT? THE MOST OF THEM ARE IN JAPAN AND ONE IS IN LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. I WOULD LIKE SOMEHOW TO SHARE THESE WITH OTHERS.
MY DAD PASSED AWAY DEC.14, 2007 AND IS DEARLY MISSED. I NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY TALK TO HIM ABOUT THIS TIME OF HIS LIFE AND I AM REGRETTING IT NOW. I REALLY ONLY STARTED WONDERING CUZ MY SON IS TAKING A WORLD WAR II FILMS CLASS @ SCHOOL AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN FOR HIM TO LEARN ABOUT WHERE G-PA WAS AT AND WHAT HE DID. THIS JUST REALLY ONLY STIRRED MY INTEREST.
MY DAD'S NAME
ROY JENNINGS
BOATSWAIN'S MATE (2ND CLASS)
V-6 USNR
SERVED 5-1-42 TO 12-10-45

I AM SO SORRY THIS IS LONG BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN GET AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED AND ARE NOW SERVING FOR EVERYTHING. GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU.
I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO KNEW MY DAD OR SERVED WITH HIM. GOD BLESS.

I LOVE AND MISS YA DADDY!