Sanford A. Moen

Sanford A "Sam" Moen

Sanford Moen was a member of the US Navy Armed Guard. He served aboard the SS Keystone from May 1942 to June 1942, aboard the SS Calobre from August 1942 to April 1943, aboard the SS Lincoln Steffens from May 1943 to February 1944, aboard the SS Cotton Mather from March 1944 to December 1944, aboard the SS Fred W Weller from January 1945 to March 1945, aboard the SS Rich Mountain from April 1945 to June 1945 and aboard the SS Sea Dolphin from July 1945 to September 1945. Sanford is from Whitehall, Wisconsin. He served as a gunner in the Navy during World War II and then switched to the Army and retired as a First Sergeant.

Paul L Milliken served in the Navy Armed Guard and served on the
SS JANE G SWISSHELM. In June 1944 he participated in the invasion
of Normandy, went back to Southhampton and it was almost leveled
from buzz bombs. They picked up supplies and also went to Omaha Beach,
Utah and Lahara and then back to Southhampton and joined a convoy back
to the states.. that convoy lost 13 ships to a bad storm… they were
going to the Brooklyn Armed Guard Center.

The Jane G Swisshelm was supposed to have been part of the biggest
convoy to leave the states. They went to Wales, Ireland and England and
then joined the convoy for the Normandy invasion..

Paul died recently. He lived in Coquille, OR with his wife Hilda. He was
born 12/18/26. You may contact Hilda by email if you knew Paul. Her email
addresses are hilmil@iglide.net or hilmil@yahoo.com.