I nominate the above person for the above indicated category because: his uncle took him along in 1959, at the young age of 14, to join him on the ship "Ore Meteor." John started working as "Mess Boy" and moved up as "Galley Man", "Wiper", "Oiler" and "Maintenance Man". John sailed on the "Ore Venus" as "Maintenance Man," then on the "Petroqueen" as "Pump Man," on the "Phoenix" as "Maintenance Man," on the "Freesia" as "Junior Engineer," on the "Universe Ireland" as "Junior 3rd Engineer", and the "SS Cavala" as "Engineer / Maintenance Man".
I nominate the above person for the above indicated category because: his uncle took him along in 1959, at the young age of 14, to join him on the ship "Ore Meteor." John started working as "Mess Boy" and moved up as "Galley Man", "Wiper", "Oiler" and "Maintenance Man". John sailed on the "Ore Venus" as "Maintenance Man," then on the "Petroqueen" as "Pump Man," on the "Phoenix" as "Maintenance Man," on the "Freesia" as "Junior Engineer," on the "Universe Ireland" as "Junior 3rd Engineer", and the "SS Cavala" as "Engineer / Maintenance Man".