Omer,

I have found three men listed among the members of the Armed Guard Veterans Association who identified themselves as having served aboard SS BENJAMIN CARPENTER and who may have been shipmates of yours:

Robert L Comyns (on BENJAMIN CARPENTER in 1945?)

Ernest S Eyles (on BENJAMIN CARPENTER 1944/1945)

Charles A Williams (on BENJAMIN CARPENTER 8/1944)

Here are possible current contacts for two of the above men:

Robert L. Comyns
1424 Tanager Lane
Petaluma, CA 94954-4435
(707) 763-8563

Ernest S. Eyles
237 West Etna Road
Etna, ME 04434-3402
(207) 269-2247

Charles A. Williams is too common a name to search.

Since all three men are/were members of the Armed Guard Veterans Association, you may wish to contact C.A. Lloyd to determine whether he knows if the above men are still living and, if so, if he has a current address. Here is contact information for C.A.:

C.A. Lloyd, Chairman
U.S.N. Armed Guard World War II Veterans Association
115 Wall Creek Drive
Rolesville, NC 27571
Telephone: 919-570-0909
E-mail: clloyd@nc.rr.com

Good luck.

Ron Carlson, Webmaster
Armed Guard website
www.armed-guard.com