The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edgar Granger. Granger was born in Beaumont, Texas 2 July 1916 and graduated from high school in 1934. In 1935 he joined the Merchant Marines as a deck hand with the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company. In 1941 he entered the Merchant Marine officers training class at Alameda, California. After receiving his third-class mate’s license he went aboard the SS San Antonio. He tells of picking up survivors of the merchant ship SS Cities Service that had been torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Louisiana. He then joined the Atlantic-Gulf-West Indies Lines and went aboard the newly constructed Liberty ship, SS Mary Austin (1943) and took a load of Higgins boats to Scotland. Granger experienced a storm so sever on the Atlantic that it sank three ships in the convoy and damaged the Mary Austin. During the Battle of the Bulge, while aboard the SS John Cropper, the ship took a load of gasoline in 5 gallon Jerry cans to Antwerp, Belgium. From there Granger and crew went to Cherbourg, France and picked up 350 German prisoners and took them to New York City. Following the …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edgar Granger. Granger was born in Beaumont, Texas 2 July 1916 and graduated from high school in 1934. In 1935 he joined the Merchant Marines as a deck hand with the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company. In 1941 he entered the Merchant Marine officers training class at Alameda, California. After receiving his third-class mate’s license he went aboard the SS San Antonio. He tells of picking up survivors of the merchant ship SS Cities Service that had been torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Louisiana. He then joined the Atlantic-Gulf-West Indies Lines and went aboard the newly constructed Liberty ship, SS Mary Austin (1943) and took a load of Higgins boats to Scotland. Granger experienced a storm so sever on the Atlantic that it sank three ships in the convoy and damaged the Mary Austin. During the Battle of the Bulge, while aboard the SS John Cropper, the ship took a load of gasoline in 5 gallon Jerry cans to Antwerp, Belgium. From there Granger and crew went to Cherbourg, France and picked up 350 German prisoners and took them to New York City. Following the …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert C. Shedd. Shedd joined the Marine Corps in February of 1942 with his brothers Donald and Paul. He provides details of boot camp. He served with the 5th Marines. In June of 1942 he traveled to New Zealand. In August they went to Guadalcanal to capture the island. He provides details of his travels and life aboard the troop ships. They traveled to New Britain in New Guinea in December of 1943, where a shell fragment hit his shoulder. In September of 1944 they invaded Peleliu. He vividly describes his experiences at each of these battles. He was discharged in September of 1945.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert C. Shedd. Shedd joined the Marine Corps in February of 1942 with his brothers Donald and Paul. He provides details of boot camp. He served with the 5th Marines. In June of 1942 he traveled to New Zealand. In August they went to Guadalcanal to capture the island. He provides details of his travels and life aboard the troop ships. They traveled to New Britain in New Guinea in December of 1943, where a shell fragment hit his shoulder. In September of 1944 they invaded Peleliu. He vividly describes his experiences at each of these battles. He was discharged in September of 1945.