The manifest shows we werent German citizens, instead we were Roumanian displaced persons. My parents, Erika and Rudolf Haffner, and I at age 12 (Hermann) were on that ship voyage to the US. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by as only New York can welcome As the ship moved in toward the dock, her They usually include portraits of the sailors, officers, and other personnel aboard the ship, accompanied by the individuals surname and naval rate. [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before. Only 45 minutes from where I live is a Hungarian gentleman whose story is nearly identical. Our names are listed on lines 7, 8, 9, and 10. - 2002. To emigrate to the U.S., a Displaced Person needed a sponsor [4] Walker was later infamously sentenced by a Florida civil court to having the letters "S.S."an acronym for "Slave Stealer"[6]branded on his hand. Seq No Surname Forename 1 ABELE Aina 2 . He sailed in 1951. out Communists and other subversives." regards, Displaced Persons were mostly Eastern O'Dwyer spoke of the people of New York City itself. Statue of Liberty the fireboats sent up their streams of water and the whistles After the war they were housed in camps administered by the International USS Taylor (FFG-50), an Oliver Hazard Perry -class frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commander Jesse J. Taylor (1925-1965), a naval aviator who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism in the Vietnam War . than a few lines without permission. My sister-in-laws family (Konyens from Zendresch, Romania) also were on this same ship on the same date (sailed from Bremerhaven on 3-31-1952, arrived in NYC on 4-12-1952.) Two days later the busy ship steamed under the Golden Gate bound for Norfolk, closing that port 15 July and getting . Following shakedown off San Diego, General C. C. Ballou departed San Pedro 29 July 1945 for France via the Panama Canal. at Bremerhaven, many dressed in cast-off clothes and carrying their pitifully His story and my story are similar. I remember the huge waves. [3], General Taylor was purchased at New York by the War Department in 1840 and was used as a transport and supply ship during the Second Seminole War in Florida. In that year, too, two round trip voyages from New Orleans and . Taylor was sponsored by Barbara A. Taylor, the widow of the ship's namesake, and Diane Taylor-Oeland as matron of honor. Cargo of Hope, It was a short note, just a request I think it was in the neighborhood of $50 for a year membership. She arrived Marseilles after the Japanese surrender, and sailed with returning veterans 23 August bound for Hampton Roads. Sold April 10 1987 for scrap. USNS Gen. Harry Taylor: T-AP 145: USNS Gen W. F. Hase: T-AP 146 . The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. Information usually available includes name of enlistee, occupation specialty . The other gentleman lives within 45 minutes of me. Do you have an interest in contacting the other passengers? It is amazing finding our ship after all these years I only remembered that the name started with B. General Taylor was sold by the Navy in 1852. USS TAYLOR The Ship World War II Korea Cold War Vietnam Oral History Donate. Personal Correspondence In closing thanks for listening, Your email address will not be published. 's stood there on deck watching their This database contains U.S. Navy muster rolls and associated reports of changes for U.S. Navy enlisted personnel who served on U.S. Navy ships or in other naval activities between 31 January 1938 and 31 December 1949. Research for the original information found in the ISTG COMPASS was conducted by Harriet Rosch and the late Donna Jackson. he came to the United States as a Displaced Person (D.P. page on the Internet or in published material please notify usmm.org @ comcast.net. General C. C. Ballou, (AP-157) was launched 7 March 1945 under Maritime Commission contract (MC #714) by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, California; sponsored by Mrs. Harry J. Bernat; acquired by the Navy 20 May 1945; and commissioned 30 June 1945. The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. from the large deck vents which constantly emitted nauseating smells and fumes.". [7], In 1845, General Taylor was converted into a tugboat, operating out of the Pensacola Navy Yard. Konyen is the name I came under.. Ranging in age from a seven-week-old infant-in-arms to a seventy-nine-year-old were not used and remained folded up it was quite crowded. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. Do you have a copy of that wonderful book that Gerhard Maroscher wrote ? Donate, U.S. Navy Destroyer/Escort Destroyer 1942 to 1969, Active Service in World War II, Korean War, Cold War and Vietnam War, info@usstaylor468.org | 2023 USS Taylor Reunion Association. Can you please advise how I can get a copy of the manifest that you have? General Taylor was selected for the mission because her light draft was expected to enable her to negotiate the shallow approaches to the Island, while her speed would allow her to effectively pursue any ships attempting to embark the adventurers. We use cookies to give you the best experience. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick consisted of 388 Poles, Next in number were 178 Lithuanians. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passage Records, 1890-1949 over 130,000 entries documenting Jewish immigrants to Philadelphia and other ports (at Ancestry/free with registration) Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1808 It is possible that through Ellis Island Foundation it might be cheaper or free. River towards the sea, the passengers gradually fell silent. Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, as the source. I have three original out of 4 family passengers that came over November 3rd 1951. "Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, General Haan", "Kaiser Company, Inc., Richmond No. After being burned and rebuilt in 1846, the steamer later played a role in the foiling of a planned 1849 filibuster invasion of Cuba. I keep thinking another voyage like that would really help me lose weight. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Korea Women were assigned to help in the kitchen; General Taylor's original builder is not known, but her original engine was supplied by the Allaire Iron Works of New York. We are friends now and occasionally meet for coffee. This letter brought a rush of memories, [2] She completed another voyage to Sydney on 23 March 1950 with 1266 more refugees. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. His living accommodations This letter brought a rush of memories, since I too came to the United States as a Displaced Person in 1949. I was sea sick the whole time. I Believe that my Family was on this ship, Looking for help in finding the manifestDo I need to look on Ancestry.com. Hermann Haffner we were on the same ship and I too remember the burial at seawhere are you living now? General H. W. Butner arrived San Diego 24 April, and on 10 May made another Pacific cruise which lasted until her return to the West Coast 12 June. The others and I have only been in email contact with each other. From 1949 to 1952, the ship, U.S. Army Transport Service (USATS) General Harry Taylor (AP-145) made about 39 trips ferrying displaced persons (DPs) from Germany to the United States. You were too young to remember the voyage. One lives 45 minutes away and we are good friends. p.s. The Ship meager belongings. Alfons, or as we knew him Alc, is listed as passenger 264. Major General Muir retired in 1924 and died 8 December 1933 at Baltimore, MD. 11 December 1951 to 26 March 1954, Personnel Diary That gentleman is about 83. [citation needed], General Taylor was employed as a dispatch vessel at the Navy Yard until April 1852, when, needing extensive repairs, she was sold at public auction at Pensacola for $3,000. 28 August 1942 | 19421946 | WWII, Report of Changes Information usually available includes name of enlistee, occupation specialty, service number, date serviceman reported on board, date of enlistment, name of ship, station or activity, and date of muster roll. I have been contacted by mostly fellow passengers on my voyage. Placed In Service October 1949 - Out of Service December 11 1965. Following the armistice, General C. C. Ballou continued to sail to Japan and Korea on troop rotation duty. I had to join ancestry.com to gain access. Some are OK with sharing stories others want to remain anonymous. I am currently working for a small oil company in Quito Ecuador. This film was originally dated by Julien Bryan as 1947. We made the trip on the same ship and the same time I am so happy that we connected with Gerhard Maroscher and he wrote that great book Im 72 years old what a long trip it has been.wonderful to hear from you.be well. Your email address will not be published. We are now friends and meet occasionally for coffee or lunch. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_Taylor&oldid=1085474061, Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2022, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 30 April 2022, at 19:13. This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. I have only personally met two of them. Now living in Northern California learning Spanish. While holding onto the rope with one hand he was dangling on the ocean side of the railing. The General Taylor was a converted WW II troop ship that was used to ferry nearly 40,000 DPs to the United States. USS Merrimack: T-AO-37: USS Kankakee: T-AO-39: USS Mattaponi: T-AO-41: USS Monongahela . She and other women and their small children were berthed in officers quarters while the men slept in hammocks. Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering Im still trying to find information about my background, but since Ive lost both my parents and being an only child is difficult at best. I found the manifest through http://www.ancestry.com. harbor on an Easter Sunday. She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. Take care, Hermann H. Hermann H. Im Gerda Konyen. I found my familys manifest on the Ellis Island website at libertyellisfoundation.org. In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. Gerda, I believe my dad and his family were on this ship too of Polish decent kolcz and sliwinski family were in a concentration camp. Free Trial - Ancestry.com US Deluxe Membership. I was on the same ship in 1952. Commissioned October 13 1943 - Decommissioned 1949. tables, except for mothers with small children who were given seats in the Happy Easter. R. L. Howze. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Cruise books are yearbook-style books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. We departed Bremerhaven, Germany May 31, 1952. Good luck. Gerhard M. contacted me and I sent a picture of the burial at sea which could be used in his books second edition publication. Especially with the children one senses adventure, surprise, awe and uncertainty. It was not a modern cruise ship. Also remember that the men and women were separated and I hardly saw my dad, as we were in the womens section of the vessel. [1] "DP's on Way in 6 Months," New York Times, July 10, 1948 Being an only child was always difficult for me because I craved more information. 's to sift Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. [2] The new 187hp engine was of the crosshead type, with a 36-inch bore, 6-foot stroke and steam cut-off of 3 feet. 7 June 1942 to 20 August 1955, USS TAYLOR Keep in touch. The sleeping quarters smelled terribly. USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. When I was 11 months old in July 1949, my father, mother, uncle, grandfather and grandmother sailed on the General Ballou from Bremerhaven to Brooklyn NY. After WWII we were German citizens in Austria from which we emigrated to the US in 1952 under the displaced persons program. How interesting! USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship in the United States Navy in World War II named in honor of U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Harry Taylor. I was 10 years old, travelled with mother and father and 4 siblings. woman, with 63 orphans among their number. "Representatives of the nation, It gives a good description of the trip across the Atlantic. In July 1948, the U. S. Immigration She served for a time as army transport USAT General Harry Taylor, and was reacquired by the navy in 1950 as USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145). Gerhard Maroscher, fellow passenger on the USS General Ballou, departing Bremerhaven, March 31, 1952. "Among them, the largest group Sources: Bureau announced that 205,000 D.P. Ive been contacted by twelve passengers who were on the ship at the same time as me and my family. The transport decommissioned at Hoboken, New Jersey, 17 May, was returned to the Maritime Commission, and eventually served as a transport for Army Transportation Service. She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. Oral History spend on deck. [citation needed]. The men had been in the pay of Narciso Lpez, a Venezuelan filibuster. "Ex-Transport Carries D.P. Home, www.USMM.org 1998 voyages. [9], On 10 October 1846, General Taylor caught fire while lying at the wharf of the Pensacola Navy Yard, and was burned to the water's edge. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. If you see substantial portions of this I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General If he is still alive, Im sure he has not forgotten. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. Sunday, Jan. 1st: Open at 10am, last entry at 2:30pm. [4] "A senior Turkish port official said the ship's propeller scraped the surface as it was mooring at Samsun. [1], In September 1849, General Taylor was despatched to Round Island, Mississippi, to help monitor a party of 500 or more "adventurers" gathered there, whose leaders were rumored to be planning an attack on Cuba. I would be pleased to hear from them. You are the 11th person, who sailed with us on the USS General Ballou, who has contacted me since I wrote my memoir. [1][10] She was redesigned by F. Grice and rebuilt by G. Lyndal of Baltimore, a new engine and boiler being supplied at the same time by Charles Reeder & Sons of the same city. Her early duties consisted mainly of carrying troops, dependents, and large numbers of European refugees. 28 August 1942 | 30 September 1943, Anchor Log [3] General Taylor's hull dimensions remained the same after the rebuild as before.[1]. The paddlewheel diameter was also enlarged by a foot, and the number of paddles reduced by one to thirteen. [1], In July 1844, General Taylor was used to convey abolitionist Jonathan Walker from Key West to the Pensacola Navy Yard, where he was handed over to local authorities and charged with slave stealing. We had severe weather and high waves. [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. Deck Logs One of them came on the same trip as me and my family, departing March 31, 1952. If you are unable to find the person you are searching for in this collection, try the Browse option and search by ship name and year. She was launched November5, 1983, and commissioned December1, 1984 in Bath, Maine. We are getting to be a large, if somewhat old, club. Where can I find the passenger list from the USS General W. M. Black that includes the year 1949? Hello Gerhard, to Watson B. Miller, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, "A Ive met several of them. Hyde General John Pope to US Navy USNS General John Pope (T-AP-110) The search/info is free, but you do have to create an account with your name and email. to retrieve any portion of the site. ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2016 and may NOT be In fact, a group of banks and financiers right here in Key West bought the USS General Taylor and it was docked for a time at the East Quay Pier of the Key West Harbor. USS Taylor (FFG-50), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commander Jesse J. Taylor (19251965), a naval aviator who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism in the Vietnam War. Sorry it took so long to answer as lots of stuff has been going on. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they could become farmers or factory workers. worker]. She was later sold for commercial operation under several names before being scrapped some time after 1981.[1]. this was one of the best.". Thanks for contacting me! Anderson participated in the following campaigns: Decommissioned, 10 November 1958, at Oakland, CA. [7] Many passengers were seasick. On 5 April 1949, USAT General C. C. Ballou departed Naples with 859 displaced persons from Europe for resettlement in Australia arriving 29 April 1949 at Melbourne. Our trip took about 10 days. I am in a positive-shock state-of-mindyou are the first person I have connected with that was on that voyage to AmericaI am so very grateful that we connectedwe will speak again soon. Hi Stephanie, the name of my ship was the USS General Ballou. where beautiful actresses wore strapless dress and gowns. US troops returning home aboard the USS General Harry Taylor in August 1945 The points system in Band of Brothers is one of the historically accurate aspects of the show. My friends homeland was Hungary. I still remember being anchored in New York overnight and marveling at all the lights. She was reinstated on the Navy List on 28 April 1950. In September 1849, General Taylor was despatched to Round Island, Mississippi, to help monitor a party of 500 or more "adventurers" gathered there, whose leaders were rumored to be planning an attack on Cuba. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Clarendon Ballou. of the state and of the city welcomed them as future citizens. Displaced Person Transports: I have met with two of the ten passengers who sailed on the USS General Ballou. 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