First Sailing of the S.S. Smith Thompson

Serving in the U.S. Merchant Marine in World War II

af Steve Miller

The S.S. Smith Thompson was a World War II armed cargo ship built on an emergency basis by the U.S. War Shipping Administration. The Smith Thompson was one of those "ordinary" Liberty ships that did her job during extraordinary times. This story chronicles one man's version of a typical voyage aboard a World War II Liberty ship. The man at the center of the story is Albert F. Miller, or "Al" as he was called by his friends and family. The story is told by Al's grandson, Steve Miller and is inten... (Læs mere)