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sailor Abe Foltz recalls a life aboard the navy's ships
Eighteen years of service across battleships, destroyers, and gunboats are recounted by Abe Foltz. From the Philadelphia and Oregon to the Dewey escort and the Whipple, he describes storms, battles, and the evolving Navy. He highlights language clashes, rescues, and a democratic vibe aboard destroyers, urging youths to join.
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Abe Foltz
Uncle Sam
Tar
Foltz
Tales
Fort Douglas
Utah
Fourteenth
Manila
Navy
Shi Foltz
Pacific Squadron
Philadelphia
Jack
Folts
Blinky” Hayden
Los Angeles
Hayden
Watain Kidd
Mississippi
Taw
Sid Fonte
Hawaiian Islands
Philelphia
Bremerton
Loka
Panama
Colon
San Francisco
R. Inger
Magdalena Bay
New York
Annapolis
McKinley
Long
Admiral Melville
Wash
Boston
Oregon
Bulldog
Yokohama
Ie Havi
Gaya
Hornig
Golden Gate
Santiago de Cuba
Cristopher Colon
Oregon Davita
Wilmington
Queard
Smal
Cina
Albany
Dha United
England
Ohio
Butte
Naval Branch