Hi, This may be a stretch, but I think there is a chance that my Grandfather Raymond Charles Forster (1908 - 1988) may have served in the Merchant Marines (I'm basing this on a vague memory of a anchor tattoo on the inside of his forearm...doesn't seem to have been in the navy) I noticed you referenced a 1930 Census of Merchant Seaman and wondered if you could point me in the direction of that or any other old records for the American Merchant Marines. Many thanks in advance! Robin