Sea Bag of Memories Wm. J. VeigeleWhen the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor, many American men joined the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard. Some became crew members of small ships they called the Donald Duck Navy. These ships guarded Americas coastlines, stalked submarines, and escorted convoys across the oceans. In Europe and in the Pacific they swept mines and also led landing craft to invasion beaches. Life aboard the ships was crowded and cramped with no privacy. They pitched, yawed, and