Here is a record of sorts of Dad's trips during WWII. I've interspersed a few other key dates between his tours and I'd like to add some more detail to some of the later trips..
| Date | Name of Ship | Notes | Rank / Position |
| February 1942 | "City Service Ohio" | From New York down Atlantic Coast to Texas City, Texas and back to NY. Carrying Oil. | Wiper man |
| March 1942 | "City Service Ohio" | New York to New Orleans for a crew change then to Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo to pick up molasses back to New Orleans. Left ship and took a train back New York | Wiper man |
| May to August 1942 | "SS Kofresi" | New York to England in a convoy carrying general cargo. On the way back they were hit by a hurricane. Had to pump in water to use as ballast since the ship was riding without cargo. . | Fireman-Water tender |
| September 1, 1942 | Article written about his adventures in the New London Day | ||
| October 1942 - March 1943 | "Robin Adair" | New York to Panama Canal down coast of South America over to Port Elizabeth, South Africa. General cargo. | Fireman-Water tender. |
| July 26, 1943 | Married Jacqueline Williams in Woodstock, VT. | ||
| September, 1943 | "Felix Grundy" | At Savannah Georgia. A document on Ancestry.com shows him on the list of sailors. | |
| Late 1943 | "Gabrielle Franchire" | New York to North Africa in a convoy. General cargo. | Fireman-Water tender. |
| December 1943 to April 1944 | Officer Candidate School at Fort Trumbull, New London. Obtaining the rank of Lieutenant JG (Junior Grade). | ||
| April 28, 1944 | daughter Jacqueline born | ||
| late-May to Oct.1944 | "Edmund C. Hurley" | New York by Convoy to North Africa (Oran Algeria). They came through the straights of Gibraltar on D-Day. To ?? Italy to rested in Naples Italy to St Tropez (on D-17) carrying cargo and North African French troops (with their sheep and livestock) back to Oran then back to States. | rank of Ensign, 3rd Engineer. |
| May to October 1945 | "William Eaton" | Sailed from New York. Was in India, Brazil, Brittish West Indies | |
| June 17, 1945. | In the Red Sea when daughter Susan was born | ||
| November 1945 to January 1946 | "Edmund Fanning" | Sailed from New York to Georgia then to England |