Aubrey Ingraham was born August 5, 1921 in Burgeo, Newfoundland.  He grew up in that small fishing community, where his father was lost at sea when Aubrey was just a boy.  That and the Great Depression led to a tough early life, where the war offered somewhat of an escape.  Aubrey took work as a deckhand aboard a schooner, delivering needed coal to the Canadian Maritimes and northeast U.S., service that made him a member of Canada’s merchant navy.  Aubrey ended up working as a cook on merchant ships both during and after the war, as he served in convoys and did his part in the Battle of the Atlantic.  Aubrey dealt with the rough seas and cold weather – and the omnipresent danger of U-boats.  He and the many others in that theatre of the war kept those vital supply lines open, allowing for the eventual victory in 1945.  Aubrey happened to be in Halifax at the end of the war, so he witnessed the VE Day riots firsthand. After the war Aubrey continued to work on ships, and he married and began his family in 1950.  He also was an active volunteer in his community.  Aubrey was interviewed by Zach Dunn, who was kind enough to share this story with us.  We thank Zach from Global Veteran Stories for that introduction; see his Veteran Interview Stories here – http://GlobalVeteranStories.com .