Correction. The Coast Guard does not come under the Department of Treasury. It comes under the Department of Transportation except in wartime, then it comes under the Department of the Navy. I work for the USCG (15 years) so the USCG is my source for this info. George Basden http://www.basden.com [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Loren Adams (by way of Tracey Converse <[email protected]>) <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 1999 9:58 PM Subject: Merchant Marine > The American Merchant Marine falls under the Department of Commerce > during peace time. The U.S. Coast Guard is under the Department of the > Treasury. > > During WW-II certain members of the Merchant Marine were employed by > the War Shipping Administration or Office of Defence Transportation. > Under contract to the ODT they may have been assigned to U.S. Army > Transportation Service or the Naval Transportation Service. If these > persons had service aboard oceangoing voyages engaged in foreigh, near > foreign, intercoastal, costal or coastwise service may be eligible for > certain veteran benefits and a military discharge certificate. Such > service would be found in thier "Seamans Papers". Period covered is > from 7 Dec 1941 to 15 Aug 1945; except for those who may have been > captured and held as prisoners of war. > > Hope this helps.... > -- > Loren {:-)> HOKC > *))))) TSG, USAF, Retired > God gives us relatives, but allows us to choose friends. > He has blessed me with those who are both. > >From Iola, in the rolling hills of SE Kansas >