Episode 9: May 8th 1939
A Letter to the Seattle PI

A Letter to the Seattle PI
Captain Elmer J Stull The Gallant Ship SS Samuel Parker War Shipping Administration 1944
The Rescue of the SS Nevada 1932 Photo Courtesy Saltwater People https://saltwaterpeoplehistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/able-seaman-hero-in-cold-aleutians.html...
Aunt Lyn Visits Santa Clause December 12th 1948 Aunt Lyn visiting Santa Clause at The Bon Marche. This was recorded on vinyl and transferred to digital. Lyn Veto (McGinnis) is the Granddaughter of Elmer J. Stull....
News From The Sea The SS Samuel Parker was the first ship to receive the Gallant Ship award. This audio contains readings from the Marine News, Sat Evening Post and a Report written by Captain Stull as read by Patrick Danforth....
Fire Report April 25th 1943 Read by Stephen of Discord Accords Visit Discord Accords...
March 19th 1943, Part 2 Part 2 of Letter from March 19th, 1943 Written by Elmer J Stull and Read by Patrick Danforth
March 19th 1943 Part 1 Captain Jack Stull SS Samuel Parker, Tripoli Letter read by Patrick Danforth (Great Grandson of Captain Stull)
March 15th, 1943 Captain Jack Stull SS Samuel Parker You can read the Letter HERE...
Biography Elmer Jack Stull Born Aug. 27th, 1887, on a farm two miles from Chesterville, Ill. The Death of his father in a railroad accident when he was 12 obliged him to quit school to help support his family of six. Moved to Pacific Coast in 1900. Worked in many jobs; messenger, railroads, carpentry, plumbing, bridge and dam building, machine shop, mining, steam engineering, etc. Went to sea in square riggers from 1906 to 1910, then in steam and motor vessels. Married a Sydney, N.S.W. girl in 1...