Charles Payne Lloyd enrolled in the U.S. Maritime Commission Cadet Corps in August 1942. As a Deck Cadet he sailed the world aboard the SS Thomas Sim Lee from October 1942 to June 1943 ranging from Casablanca to Western Australia. After this date, the next time Charles shows up in the public record is as a 3rd Mate aboard the Isthmian Lines managed SS Poland Victory having signed on March 9, 1944. The last ship he sailed on was the Isthmian Lines managed SS Thomas Cresap , after having signed on as 2nd Mate on December 15, 1944.
In the below album, particularly touching are two items: a letter from the Chaplain at Kings Point to Charles’ mother and a photograph of Charles in street clothes holding his suitcase – embarking on a new life and undoubtedly his first time in New York City.
