Veterans History Page
We have recording audio interviews with Sacramento Valley Merchant Mariners,
who are veterans of World War II and other conflicts.  These were submitted to
the U.S. Library of Congress Veterans History Project, as outlined by the rules of
the project.  In addition, we are broadcasting these interviews at this web site
location.  If you have your speakers on and your sound turned up, you should be
hearing one of them now.  The Mariners histories are not unlike the historys of
veterans of other branches of the American military but their stories are unique to
the American Merchant Marine.  We welcome the opportunity to hear the stories
of these men in their own words.
Honored Veteran .. Frank "Bud" Schmiedel
Frank served both in the U.S. Merchant Marine and the Coast
Guard.  Listen to Frank as he talks about his service by
clicking on the audio icon on the right above the photo.  Be
certain that your sound is turned up.  You may click to turn
the sound both on and off.  The audio interview was recorded
in 2007.