Merchant Marines in World War II
The U.S. wartime merchant fleet constituted one of the most significant contributions made by any nation to the eventual winning of the Second World War.
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Men and Ships in World War 2
Merchant mariners were subject to attack by bombers, kamikaze, battleships, submarines, mines, and land-based artillery.
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