Sidney in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
United States Merchant Marine
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
1. United States Merchant Marine Marker
Inscription.
United States Merchant Marine. . , The U.S. Merchant Marine and Other Non-Military Veterans , Public Law (PL) 95-202, Section 401, the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 provides for Veteran status approval for non-military personnel based on wartime combat related service. Members of the U.S. Merchant Marine (USMM) represent the largest group of non-military personnel approved to date; and, for that reason the flag and emblem of the USMM was chosen to represent all of the non-military Veterans in the Sidney Veterans Memorial Park who served with the groups noted in the numbered boxes below., During the war years 1941-1945 the total number of civilian USMM mariners killed at sea in the line of duty was approximately 8,300. Another 12,000 were wounded with 1,100 dying from their wounds, and 663 men and women were taken prisoner. Total killed is estimated at 9,400. With 1,554 U.S. Merchant Ships sunk due to wartime conditions, 1 in 26 mariners serving aboard merchant ships in world war two died in the line of duty, suffering a greater percentage of war-related deaths than all other U.S. services. (Ref: American Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org), To date, the following non-military groups were approved for Veteran status on the date noted at the bottom of each group nameplate., The number at top of any individually named veteran nameplate which follows the group nameplates depicted correlates with the number at the top of the group nameplate; and, indicates the group that the veteran was associated with during their service for which they received veteran status., 1 Women's Air Forces Service 11/23/1977 . 2 Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators in world war one 05/15/1979 . 3 Engineer Field Clerks in world war one 08/31/1979 . 4 Women's Army Auxiliary Corps 03/18/1980 . 5 Civilian Employees PNAB, Who Actively Participated in the Defense of Wake Island 01/22/1981 . 6 Quartermaster Corps Female Clerical Employees Serving with the AEF 01/22/1981 . 7 Reconstruction Aides and Dietitians in world war one 07/06/1981 . 8 Male Civilian Ferry Pilots 07/17/1981 . 9 Lake Island Defender from Guam 04/07/1982 . 10 Civilian Personnel Assigned to the Secret Intelligence Element of the OSS 12/27/1982 . 11 Guam Combat Patrol 05/10/1983 . 12 Quartermaster Corps Keswick Crew on Corregidor, World War II 02/07/1984 . 13 U.S. Civilian Volunteers Who Actively Participated in the Defense of Bataan 02/07/1984 . 14 U.S. Merchant Seamen who served on Blockships in Support of Operation Mulberry 10/18/1985 . 15 Civil Service Crew Members Aboard U.S. Army Transport Service and Naval Transportation Service Vessels in Oceangoing Service 01/19/1988 . 16 U.S. Merchant Seaman Who Served in Active Oceangoing Service from 12/07/1941 to 08/15/1945 01/19/1988 . 17 U.S. Civilians of the AFS Who Served Overseas Under U.S. Armies and U.S. Army Groups in World War II (world war two) During the Period 12/07/1941 through 05/08/1945 08/30/1990 . 18 U.S. Civilians of the American Field Service (AFS) Who Served Overseas Operationally in World War I (world war one) During the Period 08/31/1917 through 01/01/1918 08/30/1990 . 19 U.S. Civilian Employees of American Airlines Who Served Overseas as a result of American Airlines' Contact with the Air Transport Command During the Period 12/14/1941 through 08/14/1945
The U.S. Merchant Marine and Other Non-Military Veterans Public Law (PL) 95-202, Section 401, the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 provides for Veteran status approval for non-military personnel based on wartime combat related service. Members of the U.S. Merchant Marine (USMM) represent the largest group of non-military personnel approved to date; and, for that reason the flag and emblem of the USMM was chosen to represent all of the non-military Veterans in the Sidney Veterans Memorial Park who served with the groups noted in the numbered boxes below.
During the war years 1941-1945 the total number of civilian USMM mariners killed at sea in the line of duty was approximately 8,300. Another 12,000 were wounded with 1,100 dying from their wounds, and 663 men and women were taken prisoner. Total killed is estimated at 9,400. With 1,554 U.S. Merchant Ships sunk due to wartime conditions, 1 in 26 mariners serving aboard merchant ships in WWII died in the line of duty, suffering a greater percentage of war-related deaths than all other U.S. services. (Ref: American Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org)
To date, the following
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non-military groups were approved for Veteran status on the date noted at the bottom of each group nameplate.
The number at top of any individually named veteran nameplate which follows the group nameplates depicted correlates with the number at the top of the group nameplate; and, indicates the group that the veteran was associated with during their service for which they received veteran status.
1 Women's Air Forces Service 11/23/1977 2 Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators in WWI 05/15/1979 3 Engineer Field Clerks in WWI 08/31/1979 4 Women's Army Auxiliary Corps 03/18/1980 5 Civilian Employees PNAB, Who Actively Participated in the Defense of Wake Island 01/22/1981 6 Quartermaster Corps Female Clerical Employees Serving with the AEF 01/22/1981 7 Reconstruction Aides and Dietitians in WWI 07/06/1981 8 Male Civilian Ferry Pilots 07/17/1981 9 Lake Island Defender from Guam 04/07/1982 10 Civilian Personnel Assigned to the Secret Intelligence Element of the OSS 12/27/1982 11 Guam Combat Patrol 05/10/1983 12 Quartermaster Corps Keswick Crew on Corregidor, World War II 02/07/1984 13 U.S. Civilian Volunteers Who
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
2. United States Merchant Marine Marker, Side One
Actively Participated in the Defense of Bataan 02/07/1984 14 U.S. Merchant Seamen who served on Blockships in Support of Operation Mulberry 10/18/1985 15 Civil Service Crew Members Aboard U.S. Army Transport Service and Naval Transportation Service Vessels in Oceangoing Service 01/19/1988 16 U.S. Merchant Seaman Who Served in Active Oceangoing Service from 12/07/1941 to 08/15/1945 01/19/1988 17 U.S. Civilians of the AFS Who Served Overseas Under U.S. Armies and U.S. Army Groups in World War II (WWII) During the Period 12/07/1941 through 05/08/1945 08/30/1990 18 U.S. Civilians of the American Field Service (AFS) Who Served Overseas Operationally in World War I (WWI) During the Period 08/31/1917 through 01/01/1918 08/30/1990 19 U.S. Civilian Employees of American Airlines Who Served Overseas as a result of American Airlines' Contact with the Air Transport Command During the Period 12/14/1941 through 08/14/1945
Location. 42° 18.61′ N, 75° 24.264′ W. Memorial is in Sidney, New York,
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 7, 2023
3. United States Merchant Marine Marker, Side Two
in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of River Street and New York State Route 8, on the right when traveling south on River Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Sidney NY 13838, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
