Charles E. King
Charles E. King
Charles E. King served honorably in the World War II Navy Armed Guard Service.
Charles served aboard the SS THOMAS L. HARTLEY from June 1942 to January 1943
and on the SS PAN CAROLINA from July 1943 to January 1944. Charles was a good
sailor, a reliable member of the team and a wonderful father according to his
daughter, Shirley King Lloyd. Charles has also been a consistent supporter of
the World War II Navy Armed Guard Association, according to Chairman Charles
Lloyd. He worked after World War II “mothballing” the fleet in Orange, TX. He
was also an instructor at the Navy Gun Docks in New Orleans from January 1944
to his discharge in October 1945. He was a Gunner’s Mate 1st class when he was
discharged. He later moved to Victoria, TX, where he retired from DuPont after
35 years. He would love to hear from others via email to daughter, Shirley King
Lloyd (shirley@lloydhaus.com).
Picture below is of Charles E. King while in the Navy
Picture below is of Charles E. King taken at a high school reunion
Quote from the book <em>Liberty Ships, the Ugly Ducklings of World War II</em>,
by John Gorley Bunker
Getting to Russia was only part of the job. Some ships spent so much time
waiting to unload in the crowded ports that the crews began to feel like
Soviet citizens. The crew of the YAKA, at Murmansk, sweated out 156 air
raids while off-loading cargo. The IRONCLAD ran aground at Archangel and
was given to the Russians. The Libertys THOMAS L. HARTLEY, FRANCIS SCOTT
KEY, and ISRAEL PUTNAM spent nearly eight months unloading, and endured
many air attacks. HARTLEY was credited with three kills. The JOHN LAFARGE
and JOHN IRELAND also shot down enemy bombers. Men learned enough Russian
to ask, “How about the next dance?” or “Do you have a husband?” They
hitchhiked around the forbidding countryside and some managed to get as
far as 200 miles inland before being escorted back to their ships.
Finally, in September 1943, the five Libertys steamed down Kola Strait
and headed for home.
Others known to have served on the same ships are shown below:
DARRYL G KOLL – 808 4TH AVE SE, PIPESTONE, MN 56164-1708
Telephone: 507-825-5214 Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY
WILLIAM C SACHE – 996 BELMONT ST, WATERTOWN, MA 02472
Telephone: 617-489-6288 Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY 10/44-11/45
HILARY C MAKOWSKI – 202 WEDGEWOOD CT, CARNEGIE, PA 15106-1540
Telephone: 412-429-8510 Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY 2/43-3/44
ORVAL R ALLEN – 2528 JENNIFER DR, PEARL, MS 39208
Telephone: 601-939-5037 Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY 3/44-4/44
WYLIE M NEAL – 715 OLD PROVIDENCE RD, WAXHAW, NC 28173-8631
Telephone: 704-843-2696 Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY 1/44-7/44
WARD A HINES – 96 NANTUCKET AVE SW, PICKERINGTON, OH 43147-9320
Telephone: 740-927-4902 Email: Hines.7@osu.edu
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY + 1/43-11/43
RAYMOND E HATFIELD – 1078 COMMONWEALTH LN, CYNTHIANA, KY 41031
Telephone: 606-234-6944 Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY 8/44-11/45
JOSEPH MARCHAK – 2201 9TH AVE, BEAVER FALLS, PA 15010
Telephone: 412-843-3755 Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY 2/43-3/44
CAPT J M LE CATO – 14 LOCKWOOD DR APT-12-L CHARLESTON, SC 29401-1138
Telephone: 803-723-2870 Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY
ARTHUR T ENGEL – 778 9TH ST, SECAUSUS, NJ 07094-3332
Telephone: Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY 1945/1946
ARTHUR R MACLAREN – 910 W VEREDA CALMA, GREEN VALLEY, AZ 85614-2833
Telephone: 520-399-2576 Email: maclarens@aol.com
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY 1/10/44-5/11/44
NEIL G ISHAM – 16708 28 MILE RD, ALBION, MI 49224-9434
Telephone: 517-629-2383 Email:
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY 7/44-10/45
ROBERT W WILSON – 6922 RT 91, TULLY, NY 13159
Telephone: 607-842-6575 Email: BOBSAL1231@AOL.COM
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY
DARRYL G KOLL – 808 4TH AVE SE, PIPESTONE, MN 56164-1708
Telephone: 507-825-5214 Email:
S.S. PAN CAROLINA
HARLEY H KRAUSE – 503 HATCHIE ST, BOONEVILLE, MS 38829-4705
Telephone: Email:
S.S. PAN CAROLINA 1943
CARL LIPPMIER – 9480 SHAMROCK CT, WEST CHESTER, OH 45069
Telephone: 513-777-3308 Email:
S.S. PAN CAROLINA 3/5/42
WILLIS MCCRACKEN – 202 DEERFIELD DR, PRINCETON, KY 42445-2334
Telephone: Email:
S.S. PAN CAROLINA 9/15/42-2/13/43
JAMES PAT GUNN – 290 REVERE ST, WINTHROP, MA 02152-1522
Telephone: 617-846-3290 Email:
S.S. PAN CAROLINA
SAMUEL HALL – 246 S 4TH ST, WILLIAMSBURG, OH 45176
Telephone: 513-724-2634 Email:
S.S. PAN CAROLINA **9/7/42-3/?/43
CHARLES W. HAMILTON – 4079 WESKAN LANE, BRIDGETON, MO 63044-1505
Telephone: 314-344-0864 Email:
S.S. PAN CAROLINA 9/15/42-5/13/43
HOWARD E WHALIN – 4 PARKVIEW CIR APT D BRUNSWICK, ME 04011-3327
Telephone: 207-725-4067 Email:
S.S. PAN CAROLINA 2/1/44-7/17/44
DEAN W JAMIESON – 1010 WEST 3RD ST, NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101-3733
Telephone: 308-534-6223 Email: RJAMIESON@GCNET.COM
S.S. PAN CAROLINA
ALTON B SHANNON – PO BOX 259, STITES, ID 83552
Telephone: 208-926-0018 Email: KELLYSMULEBAR@YAHOO.COM
S.S. PAN CAROLINA 4/43-12/24/43
<!– JOSEPH C MATTHEWS – 203 HALL ST, LEOMINSTER, MA 01453-2743
Telephone: 978-537-5244 Email: ONTIMELIMO@MAIL.MSN.COM
S.S. THOMAS L. HARTLEY –>