Philip Francis Carrigan ¹

  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 7 Jun 1945 in Clairmont, New Hampshire. (Mary Elizabeth Terry was born on 9 Dec 1913 in Clairmont, , New Hampshire, died on 20 Mar 2009 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts and was buried on 30 Mar 2009 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.)