U.S. Merchant Marine WW II Memorial
This monument is a memorial to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II and to the Merchant Mariners and Navy Armed Guard who served together aboard cargo ships, troop transports, and oil tankers that delivered war material to our troops overseas. 820 of these vessels were lost and became steel coffins. Enemy submarines attacked and sank most of them, taking brave heroes to watery graves some within sight of this great lighthouse. This then is their cemetery.
“May the deep sea where they
sleep now rock them gently
rock them tenderly
to the end of time”
Joseph Conrad
American Merchant Marine Veterans
Marker can be reached from Broadway, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
