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Interview with Gabe Frank who served in the Merchant Marine during the final year of World War II and through the Korean War. Gabe also worked at Seamen's Church beginning in 1967.

00:01 Childhood
Enlistment in the Merchant…

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Born in New York City, Gabe had his father sign him up for the Merchant Marine when he was seventeen years old. He arrived at the newly opened Sheepshead Bay training station in 1945 without a penny to his name. With the War still raging, Gabe and…

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Gabe passed his training and headed out to sea as a member of the Merchant Marine, who at that time were busy shipping supplies and Allied troops to the front. The Navy provided armed crews to man turrets to protect the vessels and cargo from Axis…

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Gabe stayed on in the service after World War II ended, making several trips around the world on various ships. In 1950, Gabe’s ship made a stop in Nagasaki, a city that had been annihilated by the United States just five years prior. Gabe recalls…

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Gabe remains grateful for the opportunities provided to him during his time serving with the Merchant Marine. He is a passionate supporter of attaining full veterans benefits and just compensation for mariners who served during wartime.

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Includes black and white photographs of classes and seminars at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Institute of Maritime and General Studies at 15 State Street, SCI’s headquarters from 1968-1985.

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Includes a black and white photograph of the property at Front Street and Coenties Slip, taken on January 19, 1925. The same year this property was demolished to build the annex at 25 South Street, SCI’s headquarters from 1913-1967.

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Includes black and white photographs of gifts to SCI, including ship models and a painting.

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Includes black and white photographs of a crowd with placards next to New York State Canal Terminal in March 1933 as well as the numerous seafarers SCI accommodated during the Great Depression. Also represented is an image of homeless mariners…

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