Scope and Contents Ervin (b. 1923) was born in Port Arthur, Canada, and moved to Wisconsin as a young child. After high school he was employed in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) until he entered the Navy in February 1943. He worked as a mechanic assigned to a LCVP prior to being assigned to a SLT 54. Ervin participated in the invasion of France on a LCVP crew delivering trucks and picking up prisoners and wounded soldiers. He was discharged in February 1946 at the rank of 1st Class Petty Officer....