On this Fifth Friday, it’s time once again to remember seagoing cowboys who have passed from this world. This is not a definitive list, but only the ones I’ve learned about during this quarter.
Wayne W. Brant, April 23, 2016. S. S. Zona Gale to France, September 6, 1945.
John “Mark” Funderburg, May 29, 2016. S. S. Mount Whitney to Poland, July 29, 1946.
Bernard Good, December 29, 2015. S. S. Park Victory to Poland, December 23, 1945.
Ervin A. Graber, June 14, 2014. S. S. Queens Victory to Greece, December 15, 1946; S. S. Santiago Iglesias to Poland, February 6, 1946.
Leon Miller Kline, June 11, 2016. To Germany March 10, 1952; to Lebanon August 31, 1954.
Paul Moser Martin, April 11, 2016. S. S. Dudley H. Thomas to Poland, April 20, 1946.
Vernon Doyle Miller, August 7, 2013. S. S. Santiago Iglesias to Poland, November 10, 1945.
Robert Lewis Ramseyer, April 30, 2016. S. S. Stephen R. Mallory to Poland, June 20, 1946.
E. Joe Richards, May 8. 2016. S. S. Rockland Victory to Poland, June 15, 1946.
Stanley C. “Shenny” Schoenberger, May 1, 2014. S. S. Cyrus W. Fields to Italy, June 14, 1946.
Lloyd Zimmerman, April 15, 2013. S. S. Morgantown Victory to Poland, December 4, 1945.
Rest in peace, dear seagoing cowboys.