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Washington.” “As of now I’ve been able to gain support from all of the 13 House

Representatives from North

Carolina. Congressman G.K.

Butterfield has developed a bill,

HR5829, short title ‘WWII

Merchant Mariners Service Act,’ that would allow additional records to be used to replace those records that have been lost, destroyed or denied by the federal government.”

The WWII Merchant Mariners

Service Act would allow the fol- lowing alternative documentation to be used: casualty information; pay vouchers or stubs; Social

Security Administration records;

USCG identification cards; per- sonal certified statements of indi- viduals or next of kin attesting to service; personal letters revealing service, locations of service or ves- sels; reports of lost or found sea- man’s documents.

Share Your Family’s Story “Keep in mind these coastwise mariners were in their 30s, 40s and 50s during WWII,” Horton said. “They’re gone now. What’s left are mostly the children who served on the barges, like me and my broth- er. We got our seaman’s papers when we were old enough to get them. But we served long before that. There’s very little informa- tion out there, but I’m still dig- ging. And I’m asking people to tell me their stories every chance I get.” “These people should be allowed to be recognized even after their death, if their service can be proved.” MN

Contact Don Horton: http://usmmv.blogspot.com/ [email protected]