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To: JeanLM
Most of the other German crews went to the bottom as the war went on.

Some 75% never came back.

The only military arm that suffered a casualty rate even close to that was the Allied bomber crews over Europe.

11 posted on 08/17/2025 11:57:57 AM PDT by Captain Walker ("Justice exalteth a nation: but sin maketh nations miserable." – Proverbs 14:34)
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To: Captain Walker

The U.S. Merchant Marine had the highest casualty rate of any American service during World War II, with approximately 1 in 26 mariners killed. This translates to around 9,300 deaths out of 243,000 mariners. The Merchant Marine played a vital role in supplying troops and materials, but their ships were vulnerable to enemy attacks, resulting in a high number of casualties.


12 posted on 08/17/2025 12:12:53 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Captain Walker

It’s kind of hard to get out of a submarine when a hole gets poked in it while it’s under water.


15 posted on 08/17/2025 12:31:20 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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