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 |
December 31, 1945 (not quite midnight). Aboard the merchant ship Wm. S. Eaton. On left is the captain. Next to him is 2nd Assistant Engineer, Sewall T. Butler.
Note on back says December 1945. On their way to England they ran through a hurricane which battered the ship, some life boats (shown), and the officer's deck where Sewall was. The waves knocked in the door and they got wet. Meanwhile the crew stayed dry the whole time.