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33 Days of Terror On Prison Ship Told
Charles A McCarthy recalls 33 days aboard the Zamzam and Tamesis as a British American Ambulance Corps driver. He details guard conditions, scarce water, crowded holds, rudimentary meals, and attempts to salvage medical gear while Allied prisoners view the German captors with wary restraint and hope for neutral port transfer.
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Charles A McCarthy
Americar Ambulance Corps
New ‘York
INS
Atlantic
France
Zamzam
Marshal Petain
Francis Vicovari
American Ambulance Corps
Vicovar
Ned Laughinghouse
Robert A
Sotalls
Silla Eat
Yaeger
Dresden
Australia
Berlin
Ambulance Corps
Tamesis
Arthur Mueller
Ave
Canary Islands
Zamzar
Wer
Zamram
Charles Murphy
Temesis
U.S
Yeager
Py Radio
St Jean de Luz
Spain
St. Jean de Luz
Biarritz
Gestapo
Lisbon
Red Cross
Charles Langdon Harriss
New York
South Atlantic
America