Lawrence Haigh reflects on his maritime service on the Great Lakes and in the Merchant Marine during WWII. Part 1

Lawrence Haigh reflects on his maritime service on the Great Lakes and in the Merchant Marine during World War Two. Haigh, a native of Green bay, Wisconsin, talks about serving on several ships, sailing in convoys across the Atlantic and the Pacific, being bombed and strafed, and his activities when in port. Haigh cites specific names, places and dates from a small note-filled atlas he kept throughout his career to chronicle his travels. He also talks about going to school before the war and later attending the Merchant Marine Academy in New London, CT. Part one of two parts. Gift of Agnes Haigh Widder.