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Apr 10, 2024
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Born2Fish
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Had an uncle in the Merchant Marines. After the war they told him his service
didn't count and he had to join the Army for a while.
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POLL: What military branch experienced the highest fatality rate in world war II?
EQD2
Apr 9, 10:42pm
Japanese Kamikaze pilots
Dryfire
Apr 9, 10:44pm
The Eighth Air Force alone suffered more causalities than the Marines.
DKN
Apr 9, 10:46pm
Weirdly, the answer is:
EQD2
Apr 9, 10:46pm
My father joined at age 16. Served in the Pacific through the war. (+Details)
Kaanapali
Apr 9, 10:53pm
Proud heritage!
BleedCougarBlue2
Apr 9, 10:55pm
They didn’t get veteran’s status until 1988.
Kaanapali
Apr 9, 11:37pm
My grandfather had a complicated relationship with the Japanese but didn't hate
ryebrye
Apr 10, 6:26am
Whoa those percentages are much lower than I thought.
Coach's Dad
Apr 9, 11:03pm
Had an uncle in the Merchant Marines. After the war they told him his service
Born2Fish
Apr 10, 5:57am
Funny story involving the merchant marines, my Grandfather was also in the
vegasnative
Apr 10, 12:11am
My father was actually drafted at 15 and really wanted to serve with brothers.
Kaanapali
Apr 10, 1:00am
The Merchant Marines aren’t a branch of the military
FatThor
Apr 10, 4:03am
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