H.J Burley Smith - U.S. Merchant Marine U.S. Navy 1950-80 from us marine forces in japan Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 13 min 24 sec ✓ Published: 15-Dec-2021
Description: H.J Burley Smith graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in June 1950, the month the Korean War started. nHis first voyage as a ship’s officer was on Meredith Victory as Jr. Third Mate when the vessel was taken from the WW II mothball fleet in Norfolk, VA, and sent to Tokyo in August 1950 with war supplies. The ship joined McArthur’s Inchon invasion fleet in September after spending several months ferrying armaments from Japan to the beleaguered UN forces defending the Pusan perimete
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