Stories of U.S. Merchant Ships in World War II
Action in the Pacific
Lewis L. Dyche, John Burke, James H. Breasted, Hobart Baker, Francisco Morazan, William Sharon, Juan de Fuca, John M. Clayton, Jean Nicolet, Richard Hovey, Henry Knox, John A. Johnson, Antoine Saugrain, Cape Greig, Thomas Nelson, Matthew P. Deady, Watson C. Squire, Alexander Majors, Marcus Daly, Leonidas Merritt, Jeremiah H. Daily, David Dudley Field, Augustus Thomas, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Cape Romano, Alcoa Pioneer, William Williams, Nathaniel Currier, H. M. Storey, John H. Couch, Admiral Halstead, Coast Farmer, Gus W. Darnell, Otis Skineer, Morrison R. Waite, William S. Ladd, Edward N. Westcott, Gilbert Stuart, Mary A. Livermore, Hobbs Victory, Logan Victory, Canada Victory, Brown Victory, United VictoryAdmiral Halstead Port Darwin, Australia February 19, 1942
Adoniram Judson Survives 56 Air Raids in Philippines
American Leader Dreadful Saga of her Crew, George Duffy POW story
Antoine Saugraine Crew Downs 7 Japanese Dive Bombers
Barbara Radio Operator Jay G. Lopez
Black Point Collier, last U-boat victim May 4th, 1945
Cape Greig Rescues Army Fliers
Cape Mohican Radio Operator Jay G. Lopez
Cedar Mills Gallant Ship saves French destroyer escort
Charlotte Cushman Gunners Down Five Japanese Planes off Leyte
Cornelius Harnett Liberty ship on Murmansk Run during winter of 1942-43
Crusader Mysterious Loss on November 14, 1941
E.A. Bryan Port Chicago Disaster July 17, 1944
Esso Little Rock Rescues Navy Crewmen
Floyd W. Spencer Mariners and Armed Guard Bring Down Japanese Plane
Forgotten Convoy to Murmansk City of Omaha, Thomas Hartley, Francis Scott Key, Beacon Hill, Bering, Israel Putnam
Francisco Morazon Guns Fire 10 Tons of Ammunition at Japanese Planes
Galveston A Useful Death: Normandy blockship June 1944
George Calvert Radio Operator Jay G. Lopez
Henry Bacon Rescues Norwegian refugees at cost of American mariner lives
Howell Lykes Rescues 6 Army Fliers
John Howard Payne Rescues Army Fliers
Lehigh, Freighter sunk October 19, 1941.Story by Radio Operator Sam Hakam with dramatic photos
Marcus Daly Gallant Ship under attack for 6 days at Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
Mormaclark Rescues Army Fliers
Morrison R. Waite Meets the Axis at Anzio and Philippines
Nathaniel Currier Seamen and Cadets Make It Hot For Attacking Enemy Planes
Nathaniel Greene Gallant Ship under constant attack during Murmansk Run; took part in North African Campaign
Oklahoma Tanker sunk April 8, 1942
Ohio Operation Pedestal and SS Ohio save Malta, August 1942
Pierre L’Enfant Action in the Mediterranean
Potter Blockship sunk at Normandy to form breakwater June 1944
President Harrison Master destroys ship to avoid use by Japanese. Crew interned by Japan
Puerto Rican August Wallenhaupt: Sole Survivor, Murmansk, Convoy JW 51B
Quinault Victory Port Chicago Disaster July 17, 1944
Red Oak Victory Returns to Richmond after Three Wars and 54 Years
Richard Hovey Lifeboats machine-gunned by Japanese submarine March 28, 1944
Robert E. Peary Liberty ship built in 4 days, 15 hours, 29 minutes
Samuel Parker Gallant Ship in North African Campaign and invasion of Sicily
Seatrain Texas Code Name: Treasure Ship carried Sherman tanks for Battle of El Alamein
Stanvac Calcutta Gallant Ship that fought a German Raider
Stephen Hopkins Gallant Ship that sunk a German Raider
T. C. McCobb Sinking of the Esso Tanker
Thomas Ruffin Radio Operator Jay G. Lopez
Virginia Dare Gallant Ship under constant attack during Murmansk Run; torpedoed in Mediterranean
Vitruvius Concrete blockship at Normandy June 1944
Washington Stand-Off with U-Boat June 11, 1940
William F. Humphrey Philip P. McKeever, POW of Japanese
William H. Welch Survivors Rescued by Scottish Highlanders Liberty ship sunk
William King U-Boat Commander Takes Master as Prisoner of War
William Moultrie Gallant Ship in Murmansk
Yamhill Tanker Battles Japanese Submarine
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