USAT MERRITT 1923 ... On July 1, 1923, the army transport ship USAT Merritt out of Manila, Philippines, docked at Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay. It carried five hundred and twenty-six Russia "boat people" survivors of some seven thousand who had fled Vladivostok eight months previously as victorious Communist forces advanced on the last out post of resistance to the Bolshevik revolution.
Monday, November 18, 2019
TRUNK OF TREASURED PHOTOS FOUND
Recently Sandra Pushkin whose grandfather, Dmitry Pushkin, was on the USAT Merritt, shared an exciting find. While renovating their home, she discovered a steamer trunk used by her grandfather while on route to the United States. What a treasure!
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