My husband immigrated here from Sicily at age 11 in 1956. His mother and father had booked passage for the family, which included my husband and 4 of his siblings. A couple of days prior to sailing, they were told that my husband's health records had been lost and they would have to wait another two weeks to gather all the appropriate documentation regarding innoculations, etc. His father told his mother to take the other children and go and they would follow two weeks later. His mother said "No! Either we all go together or we don't go." So, the ship sailed without them, AND SANK!! It was the Andrea Doria.
They arrived safely two weeks later.
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Last edited by elizabeth52; 07-24-2014 at 07:14 PM.
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