I found your message by chance when looking through the older postings on this message board and discovered that I had never seen yours or responded to it. (Some message boards are designed to move new messages to the top of the first page so new messages are always obvious. This message board does not.) My apologies for not responding sooner.
I have found the following information for a John J. Ryan on a voyage from Cobh to New York aboard the ship MARINE FALCON in 1948. Your inquiry was concerning an arrival in Boston, not New York, so this may not be the correct person. I hope you will be able to confirm whether the information is correct from the particulars below.
MARINE FALCON departed Cobh on February 6, 1948, and arrived in New York on February 16, 1948. Among the passengers aboard MARINE FALCON was John J. Ryan, male, single, age 19 (presumably as of the beginning of the voyage), occupation listed as “laborer.” His birthplace was Ballinasloe, Ireland, and he carried passport QV 5972, issued in Dublin on December 3, 1947. His last permanent residence was Ballinasloe and his nearest relative there was his father, James Ryan, address Chamingh (possible spelling, the image is difficult to read), Castleblakeny, Ballinasloe, Galway, Ireland. His aunt had paid for his ticket and he arrived with at least $50 in his possession.
John’s destination was Long Island/Queens, New York, to join an aunt, Mrs. Matt Lelutinen (again, difficult to read), address 99-31 66th Drive, Middle Village, New York.
He was described being in good health, had no deformities, was 5’8” tall, fair complexion and hair, blue eyes and had no other identifying marks.
There is no information about the voyage itself other than the dates and ports of embarkation and debarkation. MARINE FALCON was built in 1945 and was chartered to United States Lines, a shipping company, from 1947-1949. It is possible that this was one of MARINE FALCON’s last voyages with United States Lines, but from what I have found the ship continued in service for many years, at least as late as 1966, although perhaps under one or more different names.
I hope you find this useful.
Ron Carlson, Webmaster
Armed Guard / Merchant Marine website
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