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My interest in seeing the Wakefield's story on Citizenium is because my dad served on this ship during WW II.  Herbert Mahan, joined the Wakefield crew while it was undergoing it's conversion from the US Manhattan, which had been a high speed transatlantic liner previously. Dad would continue to serve on the Wakefield until the end of the war except for a period of time after a fire disabled the Wakefield in 1942.  He returned to the Wakefield when it was rebuild after a fire that almost destroyed it, He continued to serve on it until the end of the war. New York was where the Wakefield would dock between voyages. My mother moved got a job there and moved there after they were married so she could see Dad between voyages. The Wakefield had made a large number of trips back and forth from Europe bringing home US soldiers and taking back German and Italian POWs. This is a list of the ports visited by Wakefield  when my dad was on the ship
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
My interest in seeing the Wakefield's story on Citizenium is because my dad served on this ship during WW II.  Herbert Mahan, joined the Wakefield crew while it was undergoing it's conversion from the US Manhattan, which had been a high speed transatlantic liner previously. Dad would continue to serve on the Wakefield until the end of the war except for a period of time after a fire disabled the Wakefield in 1942.  He returned to the Wakefield when it was rebuild after a fire that almost destroyed it, He continued to serve on it until the end of the war. New York was where the Wakefield would dock between voyages. My mother moved got a job there and moved there after they were married so she could see Dad between voyages. The Wakefield had made a large number of trips back and forth from Europe bringing home US soldiers and taking back German and Italian POWs. This is a list of the ports visited by Wakefield  when my dad was on the ship.
Cape Town, South Africa
 
Keppel Harbor, Singapore
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Colombo, Ceylon
Cape Town, South Africa
Bombay, India
Keppel Harbor, Singapore
Crisabol, Panama
Colombo, Ceylon
Panama Canal
Bombay, India
Wellington, New Zealand
Crisabol, Panama
River Clyde, Scotland
Panama Canal
New York
Wellington, New Zealand
Philadelphia
River Clyde, Scotland
Boston
New York
Norfork
Philadelphia
Liverpool, England
Boston
Naples, Italy
Norfork
Marseille, France
Liverpool, England
Toulon, France
Naples, Italy
Oran, Algeria
Marseille, France
Tartano, Italy
Toulon, France
Le Harve, France
Oran, Algeria
Cherbourg, France
Tartano, Italy
Le Harve, France
Cherbourg, France

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My interest in this topic

My interest in seeing the Wakefield's story on Citizenium is because my dad served on this ship during WW II. Herbert Mahan, joined the Wakefield crew while it was undergoing it's conversion from the US Manhattan, which had been a high speed transatlantic liner previously. Dad would continue to serve on the Wakefield until the end of the war except for a period of time after a fire disabled the Wakefield in 1942. He returned to the Wakefield when it was rebuild after a fire that almost destroyed it, He continued to serve on it until the end of the war. New York was where the Wakefield would dock between voyages. My mother moved got a job there and moved there after they were married so she could see Dad between voyages. The Wakefield had made a large number of trips back and forth from Europe bringing home US soldiers and taking back German and Italian POWs. This is a list of the ports visited by Wakefield when my dad was on the ship. 

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Cape Town, South Africa
Keppel Harbor, Singapore
Colombo, Ceylon
Bombay, India
Crisabol, Panama
Panama Canal
Wellington, New Zealand
River Clyde, Scotland
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Norfork
Liverpool, England
Naples, Italy
Marseille, France
Toulon, France
Oran, Algeria
Tartano, Italy
Le Harve, France
Cherbourg, France
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