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Glynn County War Memorial Marker - Merchant Marine
Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: 2008
Caption: Glynn County War Memorial Marker - Merchant Marine
Additional Description: Between January and May 1942, 82 American vessels hauling badly needed war supplies were sunk by German submarines, often close to the U.S. coast -- including six off Georgia and Florida. Killed were hundreds of merchant seamen, civilians who didn't get veteran status until 1988.
Submitted: October 30, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p41717
File Size: 0.156 Megabytes

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