TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. nationalww2museum.org Submitted by p38-lightning t3_yvj0fq on November 15, 2022 at 1:32 AM in todayilearned 81 comments 903
GaiusMarcus t1_iwfl7vb wrote on November 15, 2022 at 6:59 AM They weren’t even given veterans status until years after the war. Permalink 3
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