Downtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
American Merchant Marine Veterans
Mid-South Chapter Nashville, Tennessee
★★In Peace and War★★
In Honor of the American Merchant Seamen who Served in All Our Wars Since 1775
★Killed in Action in World War II★
6,098 U.S. Merchant Seamen Including 60 POW's
529 U.S. Army Transport Service Merchant Seamen
142 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Cadets
70 U.S. Merchant Seamen on Allied Flag Ships
1,800 U.S. Naval Armed Guard Sailors on Merchant Ships
★Ships Sunk by Enemy Action★
833 Confirmed Sunk
33 vanished without a trace
Erected 1999.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 9.866′ N, 86° 46.99′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. Memorial can be reached from 6th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 345399 6th Ave N, Nashville TN 37243, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Still on Patrol (here, next to this marker); United States Army Warrant Officer Association Volunteer Chapter (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Air National Guardsmen Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Purple Heart Medal (a few steps from this marker); The USS Nashville (CL-43) (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); The 11th President James K. Polk (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 22, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on October 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on October 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.