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Delmarva Today 8-19-22 (Part 2) Bay Steamships at War

Navy Archives
S.S. President Warfield at Omaha Beach

The steamships of the Old Bay Line that once plowed the waters of the Chesapeake Bay found another use during the Second World War. Host Hal Wilson talks with Jack Shaum, author of "122 Years on the Old Bay Line" about that mission.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.