Existing comment:
"You bet I'm going back to sea!"
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US Merchant Marine
War Shipping Administration
Man the Victory Fleet
Merchant sailors were in continual demand to crew hundreds of new ships. The Wartime Shipping Administration used posters to appeal to both prewar merchant seamen and new recruits. The National Maritime Union, led by Joseph Curran, supported the effort that recruited over a quarter of a million seamen. At least 6,700 of them died in the war. |