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Merchant Marine Cadets Prove Valor At Sea and In War
The United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point trains cadet midshipmen who serve at sea during normal courses and in war. Seven have won distinguished service medals while over 600 abandoned ship due to enemy action and more than 150 died in action. Cadets participate in invasions from Normandy to Guadalcanal, with stories of heroism including Dudley and Wood at Guadalcanal and Thomas Jr receiving the Distinguished Service Medal for saving a shipmate. Kings Point combines sea duty with advanced training to produce licensed officers and naval reservists for America’s merchant fleet and wartime service.
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United States
Merchant Marine Cadet Corps
United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
L. I
San Mateo
Calif
Pass Christian
Miss
Cadet Corps
Indian Ocean
America
U. S. Maritime Service
U. S. Naval Reserve
Navy
U S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps
West Point
Annapolis
Coast Guard Academy
Long Island Sound
Great Neck
France
Louie B. Wood Jr
Atlanta, Ga
John I. Steedley Jr
Tallahassee, Fla
Steedley
Wood
England
New York
Dudley
Robert H. Dudley
Yonkers
Guadalcanal
Tulagi
Army and Navy
William M. Thomas Jr
Alameda
Roosevelt