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Who wants to remember that?

Who wants to remember that?

Mr. Stewart describes the desperation of the hungry in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Two swimming pools filled with sand

Two swimming pools filled with sand

Mr. Stewart compares the spartan environment of the Liberty ship ‘SS Elgin Victory’ to the plush troop carrier ‘SS Europa’

It was just rubble

It was just rubble

Mr. Stewart life in Bremerhaven, Germany after a bombing raid.

They travelled two hundred yards apart

They travelled two hundred yards apart

Mr. Stewart describes the changing makeup of convoys at sea.

They don't check your ankles

They don't check your ankles

Mr. Stewart talks about the Black Market and bartering for goods and services.

We looked after one boiler

We looked after one boiler

Mr. Stewart compares experiences on deck and in the engine room.

It wasn't the navy way

It wasn't the navy way

Mr. Stewart discusses different aspects of basic training.

Basically they looked tired

Basically they looked tired

Mr. Stewart describes the commissioning of the SS Europa and his impressions of the troops being transported home.

And you put your hand in there . . .

And you put your hand in there . . .

Mr. Stewart describes his enlistment and deployment in the United States Navy.

Lost, one crutch

Lost, one crutch

Mr. Chadderton describes his feelings on VE Day.

I can't let my friends down

I can't let my friends down

Mr. Chadderton describes coping with fear.

It was happiness

It was happiness

Mr. Chadderton compares the emotional impact of the actions at the Leopold Canal and Soulanges.

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