Dad's Discharge
Posted by Mark on September 15, 2013, 9:30 pm
My father was in the Merchant Marine from around 1939 to 1946. I recently looked at his discharge and it was from the Coast Guard.. Is that typical ?. My Dad was bitter that the US government didnt consider Merchant Mariners veterans until I believe the late 1980's. He never spoke to me of combat until I joined the Marine Corps during Vietnam.
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