Merchant Marine Memorial - West Hartford, CT
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N 41° 45.741 W 072° 44.539
18T E 687675 N 4625854
U. S. Merchant Marine Memorial is located in Veterans Plaza in West Hartford.
Waymark Code: WMD98Z
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2011
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In the West Hartford Veterans Memorial Plaza there is a bell from the SS Maiden Creek and a plaque as part of a memorial to the fallen members of the United States Merchant Marine.
The SS Maiden Creek was torpedoed by the German submarine U-371 on March 17, 1944 about 30 miles north of Bougie, Algeria. She had merchant crew of 45 and naval armed guard of 29. Eleven men were lost.
The bell is inscribed:
SS MAIDEN CREEK
1943
The plaque below the bell is inscribed:
SS MAIDEN CREEK
1943
OUR SHIP'S BELL, RECOVERED FROM
THE SS MAIDEN CREEK - TORPEDOED
DURING WORLD WAR II, IS DEDICATED
TO THE FALLEN HEROS OF THE
UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE
WHO SERVED DURING TIME OF WAR
IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY
YOU HAVE COMPLETED
YOUR FINAL WATCH
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Sponsor(s): Town of West Hartford
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Date dedicated: Not listed
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