Allan Olovitch is listed onboard the USS Partridge AT-138 beginning 30-SEP 1943. His rating onboard the Partridge was BKR 3rd Class (Baker). Partridge was a Minesweeper of the Lapwing class nicknamed a “Bird Boat” because all of these ships were named for birds.
Allan and the USS Partridge would participate in operations during D-Day. The USS Partridge would have a deadly encounter with German E-boats.
For the rest of Allan’s story, click on the pdf below.