When former Matson executive Bill Harmon was in the Navy during World War II, he would write ahead to Esperanto speakers in ports where his ship was due to dock.

• 当前玛特森海运公司退休主任比尔哈蒙，曾经于二战期间在海军服役时，他会提前给即将停泊港口地的世界语使用者写信。