At first he worked at a to part time job a banking and grocery store and then his freind invited him to be on a cattle boat luke could not say no to him.

The reason he joined was because his friend offerd he the job and he new it would be worth a life time of fun so he joined. Why because he wanted to have a new and fun job. And to help devistated countriesthat need help getting food and water and livestock. When he was walking around the boat to check on the animals he climbed a slipper ladder and losed his grip and started sliding towards the side of the boat. But their was a peice of metal that grabed his coat and stoped luke from going over board.

So he joined it was right after World War II and many counteries were left devistated and alot of countries needed food, water and livestockand then fortyfour nations joined together to help countries in need and the. Contries were caled the (United Nations Relief and Rehabitation Administration) Also nown as the UNRRA.

He said that he broke two ribs so he could not work the next day but after that he said it was a fun job. To have when they unloaded the animals the get to play volleyball, table-tennis, baseball, fencing and boxing. On the long journey back to america.

In Augast he recieved oders to report to New Orleans, he said we araived in August fourteenth, the day the Pacific war ended. they got their seamen's papers and boarded the SS Charles W. Wooster, headed for Greece- with a cargo of 335 horses plus enought hay and oats to feed them.