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This site was created in memory of John Patrick Whiteman,
Signalman Third Class (SM3c), and in honor of the crew of the USS YMS-346 for their role in American history.
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marywh346
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Osprey AM-56 - The First Ship Lost in the Normandy Invasion
There were many naval ships and many sacrifices that contributed to the Invasion of France, leading up to and following D-Day. So many...
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marywh346
Mar 8, 20235 min read
A Convoy of Ships Head for France - June 5,1944
"Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have...
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marywh346
Mar 1, 20234 min read
YMS-346 Arrives in England January 5, 1944
After spending 3 days in Horta, the ship finally arrived in England. The following are excepts from the First Anniversary document...
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marywh346
Feb 23, 20234 min read
YMS-346 Heads Overseas December 14, 1943
On December 14, 1943, the YMS-346, along with her sister ships, YMS-347, 348, 349, 350, 351 and 352, started their journey overseas,...
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marywh346
Feb 15, 20234 min read
From Ship Shakedown to Final Inspection YMS-346
In the weeks that followed the Commission Ceremony for the YMS-346, the crew was busy preparing the ship for shakedown and for final...
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marywh346
Feb 9, 20237 min read
YMS-346 Commission Ceremony- August 20, 1943
Yeoman Meyer H. Leavitt gives the following account of the Commission Ceremony for the YMS-346 in a document he wrote commemorating the...
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marywh346
Feb 1, 20235 min read
Building a Ship and a Crew - YMS-346
While the YMS-346 was being built in Jacksonville, Florida, Jack and the crew were busy preparing themselves for what lay ahead. After...
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marywh346
Jan 17, 20233 min read
USS Sangay AE-10 and Mine Warfare School
The first ship Jack was assigned to after completing basic training at Sampson Naval Training Station in NY was the USS Sangay AE-10. ...
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marywh346
Dec 1, 20225 min read
Sampson Naval Training Station, NY 1942
Training Base on Upstate Lake Turns Out Gobs of Sailors. -Daily News-January 26, 1943 "Twelve miles from this town [Geneva, NY], on 2,500...
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