Where the Fleet Goes, We've Been.
My Dad, John Patrick Whiteman, served in the US Navy from November 21, 1942 until March 4, 1946. He earned the rank of signalman and...
This site was created in memory of John Patrick Whiteman,
Signalman Third Class (SM3c), and in honor of the crew of the USS YMS-346 for their role in American history.
Where the Fleet Goes, We've Been.
"Sampson Sailors"
A Call to Action and an Action Report
YMS-346 - Photographs of the Crew and Stories - Part 3
A Veterans Day Story for the Anniversary of D-Day
The Realities of War
A Sailor Goes Home and a Ship is Decommissioned
YMS-44 - Headed to Japan
News of the End of the War
Signalman Third Class (SM3c)
The Sinking of the SS Leopoldville -Christmas Eve 1944
YMS-346 - Photographs of the Crew and Stories - Part 2
YMS-346 - Photographs of the Crew and Stories - Part 1
YMS-346 - One Year in Commission - August 20, 1944
Sinking of the YMS-350 and YMS-304
The Sinking of the USS Corry DD-463 and the Sinking of the USS Tide AM-125
Osprey AM-56 - The First Ship Lost in the Normandy Invasion
A Convoy of Ships Head for France - June 5,1944
YMS-346 Arrives in England January 5, 1944
YMS-346 Heads Overseas December 14, 1943