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Edward Boerboom, 2007

  • Branch of Service: United States Navy/Merchant Marines


Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.

0:00 - Farming, volunteered for the war; torpedo hit his first ship, had to abandon ship
1:40 - Got onto a raft, submarine rammed the raft; friend killed; kicked submarine to get away; many hurt and killed  
4:19 - A plane came and dropped bombs; cold and covered with oil
5:38 - The ship was called the John A. Johnson; broke foot - received the Purple Heart 
7:50 - The war was over, and he rejoiced; the war changed him - group therapy helps   

Edward William Boerboom Obituary  

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