Macdonald began his education in Quincy schools. Ernest Macdonald of 177 Billings Road, North Quincy, and the late Mr. The Chapel is being constructed to honor and commemorate all chaplains who, in the fulfillment of their duty, gave their lives in World War II. The Newington Town Congregational Church of Newington, New Hampshire will place a cathedral chair in the Chapel Of The Three Faiths, now nearing completion in Philadelphia, in memory of the late Rev. Quincy Chaplain Killed In War To Be Honored ![]() Heather has shared two newspaper articles likely printed in the Quincy Patriot Ledger, (Quincy, MA) one of the articles is an account of the sinking by one of the Mallory’s Merchant Marines, a Cook by the name of George Dunningham, and the second article (transcribed below) is about Captain Macdonald, which tells about a visit after the rescue, to Captain Macdonald’s parents by George Dunningham to tell them about how their son sacrificed his life to save others. The Stories of the Marines, The Stories of the Navy, The Stories of the Army and the Stories of the Merchant Marines. These stories of the survivors and victoms are divided into 4 sections. Mallory please e-mail me and I will add that mans story with his shipmates. If you have a family member or know of someone who was on the USS Henry R. And so here is one of the untold and largely unknown but heroic stories of the battle of the Atlantic. This also happened before the turning point which came in June of 1944, after the capture of the German U-boat U-505, along with her precious enigma coding machines. It was one of the biggest convoy battles of the war, the loss of lives was one of the largest of any ship sinking, and it happened during what the German U-boat commanders called "The Happy Times", when they enjoyed many successes against Allied convoys. ![]() There were some significant things about the Mallory sinking. These stories are very valuable for us to read as they give the readers a feeling of how it really was during those dark and uncertain times of WWII when the balance of power was still teetering from one side to the other. These stories have been shared with me personally by the survivors or by the survivors and victims families. ![]() Assembled here are collections of eyewitness stories of men who were on board the Mallory on her final trip across the Atlantic.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |