text: When I turned 18 I had enlisted in the army. On the ship we had to work hard day and night, we had to care for the animals during the crossings, We had to lift the heavy bags of oats and hay. We also had to water the animals two or three times a day. It was hard but it was helpful to me. When I was discharged in 1947 I had made 9 trips that is more then anyone else. But I had some good times on the ship as a "Seagoing Cowboy". After we would drop all of the animals off where they were needed we would play game in their stals like, Base Ball, Volleyball,Table-Tennis,Boxing,fencing,and Whittling.