Merchant Navy Role in Second World War.
Heroes Remember
Transcript
I think it was wonderful. I think it was wonderful.
Only for the Merchant Navy, see, you see the Merchant Navy,
the Navy wouldn't have done with out the Merchant Navy.
Hardly wouldn't have done with out the Merchant Navy because
the Merchant Navy was the ship that transport the,and was in to
the most dangerous, because never had no guns. We were traveling
with no defense what so ever. Only a convoy when you go in
Halifax, go in to St. Johns or Argentina or whatever. So the
Merchant Navy in my point of view, the Royal Navy the (inaudible)
of the wire services, wouldn't have done it, only for the
Merchant Navy. Just as simple as that. Yeah, simple as that.
Description
Mr. Abbott states his firm belief that the Merchant Marine played an important role in defeating Hitler and the Germans in the Second World War.
Stewart Abbott
Stewart Abbott was born March 30, 1922 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. He was the youngest of four children. His father was a fisherman and a woodsman, a combination of seasonal work that was normal for many who make part of their living from the sea. Stewart served as a member of the Merchant Marine during the Second World War.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 00:51
- Person Interviewed:
- Stewart Abbott
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Branch:
- Merchant Navy
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