April 20 is the 79th anniversary of the worst US Liberty ship disaster of World War II, the sinking of the SS Paul Hamilton in the Mediterranean Sea by a German torpedo bomber.
by John Konrad (gCaptain) As a US Merchant Marine captain, Merchant Marine veteran advocate, and the husband of a decorated Merchant Marine war veteran, I find myself deeply moved by.
Last month, Captain Victor M. Martino stood in Austal USA’s manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama with members of the US Navy for the christening of the USNS Cody, the 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) that he will command come August 2023. A United States Merchant Marine with prior military service, Martino, who now resides in
Julian Thorne Hilts served in the Merchant Marine. He recently received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor given by congress to a civilian.