The names around the story

People & ships

Family at home, shipmates, commanders, and 82 vessels, named as Elmer named them. Open any name to see every diary passage in which it appears. Where the Navy’s muster rolls identify a shipmate, a note says so.

Edward Martin Conrad, signalman third class, aboard The Sullivans since her commissioning on September 30, 1943, and listed a few lines below Elmer on every muster roll of the ship. Identified from the Navy muster rolls.

Nov 10 1944

Nice weather. Conrad and I went on working party today. Feels good to get out and work again. Lewis got his transfer today.

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