No. 194: Dad and the USS Comfort, Art and Words, Resources for Artists, Ocean Vuong, Eric Strebel, Sawaga River Press, Paloma Press, Utriculi, Ester Zales, Allie Sullberg, and Aki Kumar
Hi Jean, just read your post about the USS Comfort. You can try to look up the ship manifest of the the USS Comfort using your Dad's legal name and approximate years. See my email for an example. My mom sailed on the U
SN Mercy (A-8) bt then, an Army Teamsport 1947 as a military dependent. My dad joins emergent Marine specifically to return to his hometown to court my mom after the war.
Good idea, Catie. Although it looks like accessing ships' manifests can be a bit complicated. I tried asking Google Gemini, which replied that finding manifests for 1945 "can be challenging, as comprehensive manifests for every voyage may not be readily available in a single, easily searchable database. However, the best place to start your search is the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)." So I'll start with NARA.
Hi Jean, just read your post about the USS Comfort. You can try to look up the ship manifest of the the USS Comfort using your Dad's legal name and approximate years. See my email for an example. My mom sailed on the U
SN Mercy (A-8) bt then, an Army Teamsport 1947 as a military dependent. My dad joins emergent Marine specifically to return to his hometown to court my mom after the war.
Good idea, Catie. Although it looks like accessing ships' manifests can be a bit complicated. I tried asking Google Gemini, which replied that finding manifests for 1945 "can be challenging, as comprehensive manifests for every voyage may not be readily available in a single, easily searchable database. However, the best place to start your search is the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)." So I'll start with NARA.
Great sleuthing!
Thank you, Rachielle!