This is a bit of a family mystery about my tight lipped deceased grandfather’s service in WW2. Edward Goldfine was an officer (a “90 day wonder”) serving as a MP, who never divulged the reason for his voyages. He was apparently the only person serving in the army on board.
Conjecture has ranged from carrying secret orders or diplomatic communications too important to risk by wireless with possibly broken cyphers, to guarding prisoners.
I have minimal information — no numbers from enlistment or discharge (destroyed in the 1973 personnel records files), nor ship names. He never spoke about it.
I’d be happy to hear any pointers on the kinds of operations he might have been carrying out, and ideas on where I could possibly research to get more specific information.
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