An American Wwii Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal GTRexclude which was a hired yacht

which was a hired yacht taken over by the Royal Navy and used as a tugboat and finished out the war on this vessel

group troop shots on holiday

thirteen of which incorporate an anchor in various forms

mid 19th Century

Serving on Ganges

An American Wwii Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal GTRexclude which was a hired yachtAn American WWII Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal Metal with silver and bronze colored gilts, 35 mm, original ribbon, missing its brooch pinback, light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: The Merchant Marine played a large role in the convoy operations in the Atlantic during the Second World War. More than 215,000 officers and men served in the Merchant Marine during the war. Of this number, 6,836 died while in service. While some of these deaths