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LightninSkyHop76 karma

Yes, he survived. He's actually the only grandparent I have left now. I listen to him tell stories of his time on the Murmansk run, and I can't imagine what it must have been like.

LightninSkyHop64 karma

Which shipping runs were you on? I actually have a grandfather who was 20 when he joined the HMS Jamaica in 43', and he was on the merchant run to Murmansk and Svalbard.