Chris Boonzaier Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Recently bought this seamans book, mili?rpass with cover and some assorted docs to this guy who was an electrician on passenger liners before WW1.... He had served in the 4 telegraph bataillon, then transfered to the naval reserve in 1907... they just slapped a new cover onthe milit?rpass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 They arrived in Boston at the outbreak of the war.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 The folder for his Milit?rpass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 I assume they had to carry this with them at all times as he had it with him when he arrived in the states, you can see the navy cover added to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 Sorry, bad shot... from he Konsulat in Boston, reporting after mobilisation.... and there is nothing pointin to any service after that, if he was interned near Ricks place, or sent back to Germany .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I like the colorful pass cover. There's not very many of those around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted October 28, 2005 Author Share Posted October 28, 2005 Does anyone know what the US did with interned German seamen? were they allowed to go home? he had his papers with him so would have been recognisable as a reservist... did that count as a soldier to be interned, or was he still a civvie as he was not in uniform?No further entries in the book.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 No idea what happened to the crews, but much that was on these ships was removed when they were refitted. I have a set of navy landing troops gear taken off of one of these interned ships. At one time, the Philadelphia shipyards stored a host of military items taken off of these ships. Another item I saw from this stuff was a beautiful pair of brass navy flare pistols in the original wooden case. Neat stuff!Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 An old post and we have many new members since them.Anyone know what happened to the german crews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Maybe some help:http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/comment/yockel.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 Maybe some help:http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/comment/yockel.htmvery close, but still lacking the concrete "They locked them suckers up!" confirmation.maybe he was not even held and made his way to germany? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Chris,Since we were not at war in 1914, I would not think we would have interned the ships or their crew/passengers. When we entered the war in 1917, German ships were in U.S. ports and were seized. I would think any military personnel on board at that time would have been locked up.Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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