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1. Giblin, Jimmy Giblin, Jimmy Jim Giblin, a native of Virginia, lives in Friendswood, TX. He spent more than 40 years in the maritime industry. He joined the Merchant Marine in 1942 and served on tankers and Liberty Ships during the...
2. Fitzgerald, Clyde Fitzgerald, Clyde Clyde Fitzgerald is a native of Houston. His father and two uncles worked as longshoremen on the Houston Ship Channel. He started working as a longshoremen in 1959. He worked his way through the ranks...
3. Keene, William Patrick Keene, William Patrick Patrick Keene was recommended to me by a lifelong Pascagoula resident as someone who would be particularly knowledgeable about the history of shipbuilding in Pascagoula. We met at his house on Beach Blvd....
4. Robb, William Robb, William Captain Bill Robb grew up near a seaport in Scotland. He went to sea as an apprentice at age 16. When World War II broke out, he was thrust into the Merchant Marine, transporting cargo from Europe to the...
5. Jonkman, Frederik Johan Jonkman, Frederik Johan
6. Collins, Mike Collins, Mike Mike Collins is one of the very old hands at archaeology here in Texas. His specialty is lithics technology and he has worked extensively in the Monte Verde and Gault sites. His contribution to the understanding...
7. Manzilillo, James Manzilillo, James Jim Manzilillo, a native of Pennsylvania and U.S. WWII Merchant Marine Veteran, is the founder of the Houston Maritime Museum. He owned and operated a ship building company for the Mexican Government and...
8. Kaigler, Kenneth Kaigler, Kenneth Born in 1929 in Weslaco, Texas, Mr. Kenneth Kaigler went into the military service after he graduated high school in 1946. He then went to Texas A&M University, where he graduated with a degree in petroleum...
9. McIlwain, Thomas McIlwain, Thomas I met Dr. McIlwain at his office at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL). We had spoken on the phone but never met in person. I had first introduced myself and the study some weeks before, and he...
10. Covington, Guy Covington, Guy Guy Covington is a 4th generation shipbuilder from Orange, TX. Guy's father, Don Covington, became president of Levingston Shipbuilding Company and later started Texas Dry Dock, Inc. (TDI) after Levingston...
11. Nalls, Sharon A. and Moore, Terry W. Nalls, Sharon A. and Moore, Terry W. Sharon A. Nalls and Terry W. Moore are the managers of the Emergency Management Office and were involved in helping evacuees for Hurricane Ike, had a window into the process of how Hurricane Ike was handles...
12. Mills, Charles Mills, Charles Charles Mills is a native of Galveston, Texas and spent fifty years in the maritime industry. He joined the U.S. Merchant Marine in the late 1930s and sailed for Lykes Brothers Shipping. During this time...
13. Pennington, Erin Pennington, Erin Erin Pennington spent a tour of duty with the United States Coast Guard that included a circumnavigation of the earth. She lends insights to the work of the Coast Guard and the role of women in that branch...
14. Gregg, Arthur Gregg, Arthur
15. Kavadi, Sharad and Kavadi, Vasudha Kavadi, Sharad and Kavadi, Vasudha Raised in Puna and Bombay, Sharad and Vasudha Kavadi have lived in Houston since 1980. Sharad Kavadi worked for several years as an architect before retiring. His wife, Vasudha, is a homemaker. Between...
16. Becton, Julius Becton, Julius
17. Wilson, R. O. "Dick" Wilson, R. O. "Dick"
18. Hasenpflug, Harry Hasenpflug, Harry Mr. Harry Hasenpflug grew up in St. Louis and studied geophysics at St. Louis University, graduating in 1954. He joined Shell Oil out of college and worked in various technical positions in research (seismic...
19. Banfield, Michael Banfield, Michael
20. Rankin, John Rankin, John
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