lamarca:

I'm interested in anything from the war plants around the US. The National Park is to foster appreciation for what weas accomplishments of the people in any of those plants.

Kendall:

I'm certainly familiar with the Jeremiah O'Brien. I've been aboard the O'Brien many times. As you undoubtably know, out of all the fleets of ships that carried troops and supplies to Normandy beacheads in 1944, only the O'Brien was able to make it back foir the 50th snniversary.

If you haven't seen them, there are pictures of the O'Brien off Caspe Elizabeth when she put in for a homecoming on her 12,000 mile trip to France for the 50th anniversary of D-Day.

As far as the Todd S. Portland yards go, they started making ships to carry war materiel to Europe two years before the Liberty Ship program when they built 30 shios for the Admiralty.

Sourdough