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Subject: Re: Where are the records for the Merchant Marines?
Author: DecMay
Date: Sunday, February 01, 2015
Classification: Query
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Unless he was in the Navy or Army Armed Guards then he was not considered In the "military" at the time. It was on in the 1980s was a bill passed granting them "Veteran" status. At least in the U.S. Military. The Name "Marines" in Merchant Marines refers to Mariners, men of the sea.
http://www.usmm.org
Also look at ship passenger and crew lists if he worked after the war or before FamilySearch.org and Ancetry has some lists online. A local Family History Center may have microfilms or bound books of them. Look at the online catalog.