Philip Francis Carrigan 106
- Born: Jul 13, 1909, Brighton, , Massachusetts
- Marriage (1): Mary Elizabeth Terry on Jun 7, 1945 in Clairmont, Sullivan, New Hampshire 105
- Died: Dec 11, 1997, Westwood, Norfolk , Massachusetts at age 88
- Buried: St Josephs Cemetery West Roxbury Massachusetts
General Notes:
Phil was a Chief Yeoman on the USS Card in World War II. We don't know too much about his service, except for a few stories that have been passed down by the children. We are attempting to obtain military service records so we can find out when he reported on board and when he left. The Card went through several Captains while Phil was onboard. During one of the Captains commands, we are not sure which one, Phil had developed a skill to help the sailors get liberty. He found that he could forge a pretty convincing copy of the Captain's signature, and since as a Chief Yeoman, he had access to and processed all the liberty requests, he used to help guys who couldn't get liberty, get off the ship. This could make you a pretty popular person with the crew. Life at sea could be rough, especially in wartime. One of the things that was always restricted was fresh water. Although the ship had evaporators and machines to convert salt water to fresh, it was just as a matter of course that fresh water was rationed, especially for showers. Phil enjoyed his showers, they were relaxing and he like to feel clean. The skipper decided that the Master-at-Arms would take all the knobs for all the showers and sinks. There was no way to sneak a shower. Phil went to the machinists on the ship and had them make up a special shower knob, just for him. I wonder if a liberty pass accompanied it as "payment". Now, with due caution, he could take a shower whenever he wanted to!
Noted events in his life were:
• Military, Between 1942 and 1945, Chief Yoeman Usn Uss Card.
Philip married Mary Elizabeth Terry, daughter of Marshall Stephen Terry and Ellen Theresa Duggan, on Jun 7, 1945 in Clairmont, Sullivan, New Hampshire.105 (Mary Elizabeth Terry was born on Dec 9, 1913 in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, died on Mar 20, 2009 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts and was buried on Mar 30, 2009 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.)
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