Ashtabula in Ashtabula County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
1. American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
Trained 268,000 Officers and Crewmen for the Wartime Fleet
604 Men and Women taken prisoner
60 Died in Prison Camps
142 Merchant Marine Academy Cadets were lost in action
Dedicated to the men and women who proudly served their country.
1775
American Merchant Marine
250,000 Men — all volunteers
19,000 Casualties
1 in 32 died at sea
World War II
4,221 Merchant Ships Constructed
868 Ships Lost To Enemy Action
31 Ships Vanished at sea
268,000,000 Tons of Cargo
Delivered To The Armed Forces
U.S. Navy Armed Guard
U.S. Naval Gun Crews
on Merchant Ships
115,000 Men Served on Allied Ships
1,810 Gave Their Lives
National Maritime Day May 22
To honor the men who served in the Armed Guard and the Merchant Marines
Erected 2000 by American Merchant Marines Veterans.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list.
Location. 41° 54.086′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Point Park (here, next to this marker); Bascule Lift Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); The Run Away Lake Erie Buoy (within shouting distance of this marker); Ship Air Funnel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Giant Hulett (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ashtabula River (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1003 (about 500 feet away); 1005 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashtabula.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
2. American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
3. American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
4. American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
5. American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
