WWII Merchant Marines had a higher casualty rate than any military service. Remember them this Memorial Day. Here are a few of their amazing stories

During WW II the United States Merchant Marine played an early and vital role in the allied war effort. Before Pearl Harbor and America's entry into the war, American merchant seamen were being killed--many right off the coast of the United States--while supplying Great Britain and Russia. As the war escalated so did the mortality rate of American seamen with service in the North Atlantic being the deadliest arena.

Here are some of their amazing stories of bravery - please remember them this Memorial Day Weekend