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The United States Merchant Marine [1] [2] is an organization composed of United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels.Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are managed by a combination of the government and private sectors, and engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United ...
Guthrie lobbied the United States Army to accept him as a USO performer instead of conscripting him as a soldier in the draft. [citation needed] When Guthrie's attempts failed, his friends Cisco Houston and Jim Longhi persuaded the singer to join the U.S. Merchant Marine in June 1943. [83]
The United States Merchant Marine refers to the merchant ships. For the people who served in the Merchant Marines, see United States Merchant Mariners . Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States Merchant Marine .
He and Lawrence met while serving in the United States Merchant Marines during World War II. Myden was a psychologist and a social worker at a Los Angeles community council. His UCLA dissertation was published in 1957, on the personalities of creative types, such as composers.
Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified [1] and three platinum certified. [2]
Flag of the United States Maritime Service. The United States Maritime Service (USMS) was established in 1938 under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 as voluntary training organization [3] to train individuals to become officers and crewmembers on merchant ships that form the United States Merchant Marine per 46 U.S.C. § 51701. [4]
Kenneth R. Force, Captain, USMS (March 24, 1940 – October 7, 2023) was band director of the United States Merchant Marine Academy Regimental Band from 1971 to 2016. [1] [2] The New York Times described him as "something of a Toscanini of military marching bands" [1] [3] and a "human encyclopedia of military ceremonial and musical data."
The United States Merchant Marine Academy Regimental Band marching in review for the 2017 United States presidential inauguration parade. The band for decades represented the academy at presidential inaugural parades. [8] The band plays an essential in the "Ceremony of Beating Retreat", which is a military tattoo based in British roots.