tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220729548364980432.post120332569293115238..comments2024-03-19T02:18:19.730-07:00Comments on Net Mole: A quick walk through the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc.1941Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220729548364980432.post-51848146242443328192013-12-11T10:39:05.199-08:002013-12-11T10:39:05.199-08:00Hi to one and all. My name is Francis Hyland from...Hi to one and all. My name is Francis Hyland from Kildare Ireland. From old family papers I found when my mother passed away in 2005 my Gran Uncle a Mr. Peter Lennox worked in the ship yards building the Liberty Ships. There is refrence to him recieving a citation from president Roosavelt for having overseeing the construction of a Liberty Ship in record time. He went on to establish his own ship building business in Florida and returned to visit his family in Ireland on a number of occasions during the 50ts.<br />I am looking to get in contact with his descendants. I am not sure of which ship yard he worked in. My information is vague so anybody out there with suggestions as to how I can progress this project I would be very appreciative. E mail ...frankhyland@gmail.com ......many thanks and Merry Christmas .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734778700509055639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220729548364980432.post-49641311623493881012012-10-31T19:09:09.290-07:002012-10-31T19:09:09.290-07:00Where can these types of pictures be found . I am ...Where can these types of pictures be found . I am doing research for a WWII documentary on the Naval Armed Guard who served on the Liberty Ships. Great pictures.Ed Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535807504180506095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220729548364980432.post-58425364587166831092011-10-02T01:01:29.520-07:002011-10-02T01:01:29.520-07:00My dad worked at Bethlehem -Fairfield Shipyard in ...My dad worked at Bethlehem -Fairfield Shipyard in 1942 & early 1943. He did mainly production work, but sometimes worked in the office marking time cards. He claimed they used an early computer to process them for payroll. We thought he was dreaming! Dad passed away this year at age 88. Cleaning his home, I found a bag containing all his pay stubs from the shipyard. The stub backs were marked IBM. Online I learned the shipyard did use an IBM "punch card" type computer. I noticed something else on those stubs - the long hours dad worked - up to 88 hours per week.Liberty ships transported two thirds of all war time cargo from the US - jeeps, tanks, ammo, even troops. In 1943 Dad joined the Army Air Corp. Originally to fly to Europe for combat duty he was instead transported by Liberty Ship! I'm proud of dad's military service & work helping build Liberty Ships. I don't know if this photo was taken by Arthur S. Siegel, but there are some neat B&W online photos of the shipyards taken by him that document those days of emergency wartime ship building very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220729548364980432.post-17921216783740465812008-09-11T16:50:00.000-07:002008-09-11T16:50:00.000-07:00I find these fascinating as I didn't know the earl...I find these fascinating as I didn't know the earlier history of Fairfield. I first saw the area in the late 80s when the remnants of the southern-mine workers were living in the shadow of the storage tanks.Maureen Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314611588187440612noreply@blogger.com