In Memoriam

Bowman, Chester, October 16, 2022, Bridgewater, Virginia. S.S. Humanitas to Italy, October 14, 1948. Heifer Project shipment.

Brightbill, Richard Ray, September 3, 2022, Weston, West Virginia. S.S. Gainesville Victory to Poland, June 4, 1946.

Farringer, L. Dwight, November 7, 2022, North Manchester, Indiana. S.S. Lindenwood Victory to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), August 16, 1946.

Herr, William McDaniel, December 10, 2022, Carbondale, Illinois. S.S. Rafael R. Rivera to Poland, August 26, 1946.

Holdeman, Paul Howard, November 3, 2022, Loveland, Colorado. S.S. Rockland Victory to Poland, November 21, 1945.

Rudy, Carl James, October 4, 2022, Manheim, Pennsylvania. S.S. Attleboro Victory to Greece, December 5, 1946.

Schmidt, Esley Earl, November 30, 2022, Walton, Kansas. S.S. Woodstock Victory to Greece, January 8, 1947.

Warner, Ralph Myers, August 15, 2022, Broadway, Virginia. To Germany, December 7, 1956, ship unknown. Heifer Project shipment.

Weaver, Wayne Adam, December 23, 2022, Elkhart, Indiana. S.S. F. J. Luckenbach to Greece, June 24, 1945 (UNRRA’s first livestock shipment after WWII).

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.

 

In Memoriam

Once again, on this 5th Friday, we remember seagoing cowboys who have departed from us.

Brightbill, Richard Ray, September 3, 2022, Weston, West Virginia. S. S. Gainesville Victory to Poland, June 4, 1946.

Julius, John J., September 11, 2022, York, Pennsylvania. S. S. William S. Halsted to Greece, January 11, 1946; S. S. Mount Whitney to Poland, November 30, 1946.

Silvius, Wayne, September 3, 2022, Ashton, Illinois. S. S. Battle Creek Victory to Greece, June 29, 1946.

Vernon, Charles L., December 12, 2016, Huntington, Indiana. S. S. F. J. Luckenbach to Poland, August 28, 1946.

Warner, Ralph Myers, August 15, 2022, Broadway, Virginia. Heifer Project shipment to Germany, December 7, 1956.

Rest in peace, dear seagoing friends.