by AMMVadmin | Aug 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Have a great day, unless you have other plans!” Reynolds Tomter of Pigeon Falls, WI is AMMV’s oldest member at 105 ½ years of age. Mr. Tomter served in the WWII Merchant Marine as a baker from 1943-45, having trained at Sheepshead Bay. Tomter is known locally as “Mr....
by AMMVadmin | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Alameda- U.S. Maritime Officers Training School Update Preserving our History – Important Public Hearing Approaches Last year we chronicled grassroots efforts to preserve the last remaining WWII era U.S. Maritime Officers Training School in Alameda. CA. This was one...
by AMMVadmin | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
A special 100th birthday celebration was held in late October for WWII Merchant Marine veteran & AMMV member, “Big John” Ed Laughton. Over 100 family members and close friends attended the party. Following the AMMV National Convention in September, which Laughton...
by AMMVadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dave Yoho on the U.S. Merchant Marine Veteran Dave Yoho provided a history of the Merchant Marine during World War II This was a virtual event hosted by the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Watch the video...
by AMMVadmin | Oct 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Rita Cosby Show - Interview with Merchant Marine September 23rd, 2021 – Rita continues to cover the border crisis in Del Rio, TX, and talks to Merchant Marine veterans Dave Yoho, Charles Mills, and Richard Phillips about their experiences serving their...
by AMMVadmin | Aug 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
A team of marine archeologists honor a forgotten WWII conflict. Within weeks of Pearl Harbor, Nazi U-boats attack American ships within sight of the North Carolina coast, leaving a trail of death and destruction; a team of experts turns this forgotten graveyard into...
