TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. nationalww2museum.org Submitted by p38-lightning t3_yvj0fq on November 15, 2022 at 1:32 AM in todayilearned 81 comments 903
DeadFyre t1_iwfkuaq wrote on November 15, 2022 at 6:54 AM True, but the German U-Boats crews that hunted them had an even higher casualty rate: 75%. The Merchant Marine rate was around 3.9%. Permalink 5
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