Description
Mr. Abbott states his firm belief that the Merchant Marine played an important role in defeating Hitler and the Germans in the Second World War.
Stewart Abbott
Stewart Abbott was born March 30, 1922 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. He was the youngest of four children. His father was a fisherman and a woodsman, a combination of seasonal work that was normal for many who make part of their living from the sea. Stewart served as a member of the Merchant Marine during the Second World War.
Transcript
I think it was wonderful. I think it was wonderful. Only for the Merchant Navy, see, you see the Merchant Navy, the Navy wouldn't have done with out the Merchant Navy. Hardly wouldn't have done with out the Merchant Navy because the Merchant Navy was the ship that transport the, and was in to the most dangerous, because never had no guns. We were travelling with no defense what so ever. Only a convoy when you go in Halifax, go in to St. Johns or Argentia or whatever. So the Merchant Navy in my point of view, the Royal Navy the (inaudible) of the wire services, wouldn't have done it, only for the Merchant Navy. Just as simple as that. Yeah, simple as that.