Article: VETERANS' BENEFITS:CHARLES DANA GIBSON

Article: Merchant Marine still seeking respect; 'They couldn't have won the war without us'
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Join the Merchant Marine. Be a Hero...know what the Merchant Marine was when he...members of the Merchant Marine still hunger...members of the Merchant Marine will have...the other merchant seamen sailed the...harm's way, the merchant seamen ...

Article: U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION NORMAN Y. MINETA MERCHANT MARINE MEMORIAL SERVICE
Regulatory Intelligence Data;  May 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ......welcome to the U.S. Merchant Marine Memorial Service...United States Merchant Marine. Each time, in...lifelines -- the U.S. Merchant Marine -- were right...million U.S. merchant seamen in World War...service in the U.S. Merchant Marine is all about...was ...

Article: Remarks as prepared for delivery; U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta; Merchant Marine Memorial Service.
M2 Presswire;  May 24, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Norman Y. Mineta; Merchant Marine Memorial Service...welcome to the U.S. Merchant Marine Memorial Service...United States Merchant Marine. Each time, in...lifelines -- the U.S. Merchant Marine -- were right...million U.S. merchant seamen in World ...

Article: REMEMBERING MERCHANT SEAMEN
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  August 13, 1995 ;     295 words ......08-13-1995 REMEMBERING MERCHANT SEAMEN Date: 08-13-1995, Sunday...part played by the U.S. merchant marine in bringing the war to...manned by volunteer merchant seamen -- carried the material...Throughout the war, merchant seamen manned their ships...knew the value of ...

Article: A World War II veteran defends the merchant marine.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
The Washington Times;  December 20, 1997 ;     292 words ......straight facts about the merchant marine. To be considered...be a part of the merchant marine on Dec. 8, 1941...training center for merchant seamen. After two months...name and the U.S. merchant marine. In the past four...remarks about the merchant marine. ...

Article: MERCHANT MARINE
Young Students Learning Library;      262 words ......would probably travel on a ship that belongs to some nation's merchant marine. Nonmilitary passenger and cargo ships make up a merchant marine. There are many fewer merchant-marine ships than there used to be because aircraft now carry most...

Article: Lawmaker: Merchant Seamen Who Served in '46 are Vets
Yakima Herald-Republic;  March 31, 1999 ;     312 words ...OLYMPIA (AP) - Merchant Marines who served...a World War II Merchant Marine veteran to be consistent...cutoff date for Merchant Marine veterans' status...that would bring merchant seamen in line with the...chapter of American Merchant Marine Veterans. The ...

Article: MERCHANT SEAMEN MOVE CLOSER TO GETTING WWII VETERAN STATUS
The Boston Globe;  July 23, 1987 ;     555 words ...Thousands of American merchant seamen, many retired...World War II Merchant Marine came a step nearer...contention that the Merchant Marine was essential...history of the merchant seamen who served in...World War II merchant seamen. In Hillsboro...World War ...

Article: MERCHANT SEAMEN'S LANDWARD PERILS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  August 17, 1998 ;     279 words ......Bergen County, NJ) 08-17-1998 MERCHANT SEAMEN'S LANDWARD PERILS Date: 08-17-19...need for a viable American-flag merchant marine and the past deeds of the nation's merchant mariners will soon be but a...companies, and manned by American merchant seamen. Its repeal would mean ...

Article: Wanted: Merchant Marine men
Deerfield Review (IL);  March 5, 1998 ;     468 words ......for a few good men. A few good Merchant Marine men. Deerfield Post No. 738 plans to add the Merchant Marine seal to the five other armed...members would like to honor some Merchant Marine veterans at the unveiling. The...post members knew served in the Merchant Marine. ...

Article: The straight facts about the merchant marine.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
The Washington Times;  December 15, 1997 ;     409 words ...I was in the merchant marine for 15 years, including the...of his alleged service in the merchant marine. First, consider the tombstone...There is no such rank in the merchant marine. The only designations for unlicensed...unlicensed crew members of a merchant-marine ship ...

Article: WAR AMPS: War Amps video claims government purposely denied veterans benefits to merchant seamen.
M2 Presswire;  February 1, 1999 ;     574 words ......benefits to merchant seamen (C)1994-99 M2...benefits to Merchant Seamen. Quoting a statement...to dissuade Merchant Seamen from taking...result that the Merchant Seamen were released...Sail or Jail: Merchant Seamen's Claim for...benefits to the ...

Article: NAVY OR MERCHANT MARINE? TORPEDOES COULDN'T TELL
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 9, 1997 ;     700+ words ......10-09-1997 NAVY OR MERCHANT MARINE? TORPEDOES COULDN...obsession -- the U.S. Merchant Marine Service. Kerrigan...Chapter of the American Merchant Marine Veterans for his...best-organized group of ex-merchant seamen in New Jersey. The...They point out that ...

Article: MEMORIAL HONORS MERCHANT SEAMEN STATUE COMMEMORATES 6,700 KILLED IN WORLD WAR II
The Boston Globe;  October 8, 1989 ;     598 words ......first memorial to American merchant seamen. "This unknown seamen's...veterans of the wartime Merchant Marine. The old-timers, representing radio officers and other Merchant Marine organizations, stood respectfully...representing the New England Merchant Marine veterans, ...