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Don Burrichter Recalls 1947 UNRRA Livestock Voyage Abroad
Radio technician Don Burrichter recalls a 1947 UNRRA mission traveling from Washington to Greece and Italy aboard the Plymouth Victory. He describes delivering 804 animals including 42 mules to Greece, the harsh voyage, port visits from Athens to Rome, and broadcasts from Radio Rome and other European stops, highlighting poverty and recovery needs.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Europe
UNRRA
EMA
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Drew Pearson
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Newport News
Virginia
S.S. Plymouth
Greece
Strait of Gibraltar
Atlantic
Mediterranean Sea
Tangiers
Tariffa
Ceuta
Rock of Gibraltar
England
Athens
Acropolis
Palace of the Gods
Thesus
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Megara
Corinth
Paul
Truman
Italy
TWA
Ciampini
Rome
Coliseum
Victor Immanuel
Arch of Constantine
FAO
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Organizations
John Boyd Orr
Foggia
Cassino
Benevento
Cerignola
Italian Broadcasting Organization
Milan
la Scala
Mussolini
Turin
Sreen Po
S$ Alps
Genoa
Naples
S.S. Honduras
Spain
Portugal
Palamos
Alicante
Malaga
Cadiz
Guadalquivir
Seville