A letter from Janet Riesman, SS United States passenger
"On September 22, 1967, I sailed on this grand ship from NYC to Southampton," writes Janet Riesman, one of the many passionate donors...
The Pittner Family: An American Immigrant Story
Eugene Pittner emigrated from Germany aboard the SS United States in 1955 with his wife Emma, their eleven-year-old son Michael,...
A letter from the family of Rose Hagopian, SS United States passenger
The We Are the United States campaign is about our shared values and the people who keep them alive. Today, we want to share a letter...
Charter Weeks, Documentarian
Mr. Weeks, a photographer and filmmaker, shares this story: Our principal interest was documentary filmmaking, and in order to get hired...
Arthur Bello, SS United States Engineer
Mr. Bello was second engineer and boiler room operator for America's Flagship. His nephew, Drew Bello, shares this story: When Uncle Art...