My dear friend Carol stopped by the other day and handed me an envelope which contained several photos taken of the Liberty ship, which sailed from Leghorn, Italy on 23, January 1947.
The Stevens Victory was the name of the ship.
Pfc Gilbert Charles Bingham, was in Co "C", 349th Inf Regiment. His regiment was part of the 88th Blue Devils.
I am uploading a copy of the Embarkation document, along with the envelope.
Hear the events of 1944 as they were broadcast on radio. You will here the most significant news reports and speeches of the year, mixed with entertainment and musical programs.
This is Lale Andersen (real name Elisabeth Carlotta Helena Berta Bunnenberg) The singer who originally sang "Lili Marlene" on German Forces Radio during WW2. It was picked up in North Africa by the Allied Troops there and became associated with the battles between the 8th Army and the Africa Corps. Lale died of a heart attack in Vienna in 1972 aged 67. As "Lilli Marlene" and "Underneath the lamplight" many other versions were later recorded.
