Merchant Marine Memorial - Nashville, Tennessee
Posted by: BruceS
N 36° 09.868 W 086° 46.987
16S E 519506 N 4002212
Plaque honoring Merchant Marines who have lost their lives in war and peace. Located at War Memorial Plaza in downtown Nashville.
Waymark Code: WMGH9B
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2013
Views: 6
Text of plaque:
American
Merchant Marine
Veterans
Mid-South Chapter
Nashville, Tennessee
In Peace And War
In Honor Of The American Merchant Seamen Who Served In All Our Wars Since 1775
Killed In Action In World War II
6,094 U.S. Merchant Seamen Including 60 POW's
529 US Army Transport Service Merchant Seamen
142 US Merchant Marin Academy Cadets
70 US Merchant Seamen on Allied Flag Ships
1,800 US Naval Armed Guard Sailors On Merchant Ships
Ships Sunk By Enemy Action
833 Confirmed Sunk 33 Vanished Without A Trace
July 1999