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Storyteller: Vanderford Maurice (Vandy)
Date: 05/03/2017
Language: English
Initiative: Tulsans Talk
Description: Vandy grew up in the south and moved around with his Dad who did construction. He had good running skills and got a college scholarship. Vandy joined the SeaBees in the Navy 1942. Ship USS Loreli transported him to Hawaii. They rebuilt islands for refueling ships. He fished from a Higgins boat. He left the war zone and headed home on crowded trains with 47 men. He saw a beautiful red head when he first got home. They honeymooned in July 1947 and stopped in Tulsa where he did construction.
Subjects: Running track, Joining the Navy, Building the Phillipines to refuel ships, Home on a crowded train, Meeting his wife, Moving to Tulsa
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