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US Navy Armed Guard Historical Markers
US Navy sailors serving on US merchant vessels, the Armed Guard protected over 6,236 ships during World War II, with losses due to enemy action of 1,810 sailors killed, 27 taken prisoner and 19,880 surviving 710 torpedoed ships. The Armed Guard helped ensure war materiel made it to US and Allied Armed Forces, proving to be a critical factor in the winning of World War II.
By Brandon D Cross, August 14, 2021
SS Gulfamerica Marker
1 ► Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville Beach, The Beaches — SS Gulfamerica —  |
| 2 ► Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville Beach, The Beaches — F-541 — SS Gulfamerica — Reported missing |
| 3 ► Georgia, Glynn County, Brunswick — World War II Memorial — |
| 4 ► Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita — USN Armed Guard — We Aim To Deliver — |
| 5 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Bourne — SS Blackpoint Memorial — Part of the Merchant Marine Memorial at Massachusetts Maritime Academy — |
| 6 ► Massachusetts, Hampden County, Agawam — U.S.N. Armed Guard of World War II — |
| 7 ► Minnesota, Saint Louis County, Duluth, Canal Park — United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard — |
| 8 ► Missouri, St. Louis County, Lemay — World War II Merchant Marine Seamen and Navy Armed Guard Memorial — In Peace And War — |
| 9 ► New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, Central Waterfront — American Merchant Marine Memorial — |
| 10 ► New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, Central Waterfront — U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. Navy Armed Guard — |
| 11 ► New Jersey, Ocean County, Barnegat Light — U.S. Merchant Marine WW II Memorial — |
| 12 ► New York, Suffolk County, Montauk Point — U.S. Merchant Mariners and U.S. Navy Armed Guard — |
| 13 ► North Carolina, Brunswick County, Southport — Catalino Tingzon — |
| 14 ► Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Sewickley — This Memorial is Dedicated to — |
| 15 ► Pennsylvania, Washington County, Bridgeville — U.S. Naval Armed Guard of World War II — |
| 16 ► Rhode Island, Washington County, Exeter, Escoheag — U.S. Navy Armed Guard Memorial — |
| 17 ► Rhode Island, Washington County, Exeter, Escoheag — We Aim-To Deliver — |
| 18 ► Rhode Island, Washington County, Narragansett, Point Judith — The S.S. Black Point — |
| 19 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, Fort Story — U.S.N. Armed Guard of World War II Memorial — |