US Merchant Marine Veterans -- Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga TN
N 35° 02.146 W 085° 17.316
16S E 656107 N 3878348
The monument in honor of the US Merchant Marines and US Navy Armed Guard members who lost their lives in WWII, located in Memorial Circle at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN
Waymark Code: WMWT9Q
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2017
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This memorial to the men of the US Merchant Marines and US Navy Armed Guard members who lost their lives in WWII stands in a place of deep honor at Memorial Circle in the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN.
The memorial reads as follows:
"[Seal of the US Navy Armed Guard] UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINES VETERANS [Seal of the US Merchant Marines]
The sea washed over them,
and they were gone.
9751 Merchant Mariners
1810 Naval Armed Guard
lost their lives in World War II 1941-1946
We shall not forget
[Merchant Marine vessel]"
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: go to the Chattanooga National Cemetery
Access times: From: 7:00 AM To: 7:00 PM
Location of waymark:
Chattanooga National Cemetery
1200 Bailey Ave
Chattanooga, TN
Commemoration: US Merchant Marines and US Navy Armed Guard members who lost their lives in WWII
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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