This photo was sent to the Seafarers LOG by Manuel DeBarros of North Dartmouth, Mass. It pictures the deck department crew members on board the William R. Davie in 1945. DeBarros states, “We signed on in New York Oct. 23, 1944 and paid off in Stockton, Calif on June 23, 1945.
DeBarros, who sailed as an OS at the time, is kneeling on the right.
Born in Massachusetts, pensioner DeBarros, 79, joined the SIU on Oct. 7, 1942 in Providence, R.I. and sailed in the deep sea division. He was working as a bosun when he retired in 1979.
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