My dad was a Ships Radio Officer and Electrician in the Merchant Marines in WWII Oct. 1944 - May 1945. I don't think I can go thru Military Service Records(NNCC) because the Merchant Marines were not considered Military? I'm looking for info on dad and his ship. Any sites/advice is appreciated Thanks John ----------------------------------------- This e-mail and any attachments are intended only for the individual or company to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential and prohibited from disclosure or unauthorized use under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail or the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited by the sender. If you have received this transmission in error, please return the material received to the sender and delete all copies from your system.

Hi John, After decades of many families working for the rights of their WWII Merchant Marine veterans, a law was enacted in 1988. This law is in recognition that indeed the Merchant Marines of WWII were military veterans and were therefore eligible for benefits under certain guidelines. For more information regarding this law and information on where to obtain records regarding your Father's service, see - WWII Merchant Mariner Veterans Qualifications Process: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/wwiimm.htm & American Merchant Marine at War Records and Contact Information: http://www.usmm.org/contact.html For history discussion and inquiries - RootsWeb Merchant Marines Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.Military.mermar History: U.S. Merchant Marine in World War II http://www.usmm.org/ww2.html Source: www.USMM.org Best of luck! Kathleen Hannum --- JDLarimer@dstsystems.com wrote: My dad was a Ships Radio Officer and Electrician in the Merchant Marines in WWII Oct. 1944 - May 1945. I don't think I can go thru Military Service Records(NNCC) because the Merchant Marines were not considered Military? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com