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- Description: ...he USS Joseph Dickman as an electrician's apprentice. While on the Dickman, he traveled to Africa, Australia, Italy and Scotland. His ship participated in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily. Edwin was discharged as an Electrician's Mate, First Class on May 22nd, 1945....
- Text: ...ught supplies to Naples and landed troops at Salerno (1:06:45) Post-USS Dickman o Left the Mediterranean Sea, took troops to Scotland, preparing for D-Day (1:12:00) o Left the USS Dickman in 1944 and was transferred to the Tamarack out of Manitowoc, WI (1:15:00) o Stayed on the Tamarack for...
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- Text: ...with M16s in case of a polar bear attack. (52:00) After a quick patch was made on the ship, the vessel went to a shipyard in Scotland for repairs. (52:42) The improvised repair to the ship had been done so well, that the men in the ship yard in Scotland said they could not have don...
