United States Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II

United States Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II (HM12EN)

Location: Wichita, KS 67203 Sedgwick County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 41.417', W 97° 20.709'

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1941 - 1945

— In Peace and War —

Side A

In memory of those who plied the North Atlantic routes, the Murmansk run, the Invasions of N. Africa, Italy, Normandy, Philippines, Okinawa and every other major Invasion around the Globe.

Recruited as an all volunteer group to man 3,640 new ships in addition to the 1800+ ships and crews already supplying England and Russia. 92% of all gasoline, oil, ammunition, bombs and other necessities of life were supplied to every American Fighting Front around the world by USMM ships.

Casualty rate was 0.1% below the Marine Corps. Normal ratio killed to wounded was 1 to 2.3. USMM ratio was 3.46 to 1.

866 ships sunk or damaged.
609 crewmen taken POW with 54 dying in prison camps.

Side B

Kansans Died at Sea
Wilford A. Bailey · Louis D. Bobbitt · Abe Ediger · George E. Guilford · Norman Hanson · John C. Preston · Glen C. Schmoker · Orville Starlin, Jr. · Emory N. Veatch · Ralph E. Wilkinson

Kansans POW
Joseph D. Hebble, Jr.

Wounded
Glen E. Trimble

USMM Highest Decoration
Richard G. Matthieson (DSM)
Edwin J. O'Hare (DSM)

Regional Mariners of WWII who made this memorial possible
[Honor Roll not transcribed]
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HM NumberHM12EN
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Year Placed1996
Placed ByConcerned Former Mariners of World War II
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 10:47pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 645905 N 4172740
Decimal Degrees37.69028333, -97.34515000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 41.417', W 97° 20.709'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 41' 25.02" N, 97° 20' 42.54" W
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Area Code(s)316
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 339 N Greenway, Wichita KS 67203, US
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