Merchant marines during war world two

Can you please include how merchant marines were a pivotal help during war world two and how they struggled to receive veteran benefits.

Research question: How was the U.S Merchant marines a pivotal help during War World Two

Working hypothesis: With the need of desperate supply’s to fuel the war effort the U.S Merchant Marines were a pivotal help during War World Two.

Scholarly Resources:

• King, I. and J. Bunker. “Heroes in Dungarees: The Story of the American Merchant Marine in World War II.” (1995). I think this resource will be helpful because there is a lot of details about the Merchant Marines.
• Herbert, Brian. The Forgotten Heroes: The Heroic Story of the United States Merchant Marine. Macmillan, 2005. This resource will be helpful because it goes into more about proving how Merchant Marines are the unsung hero of WWII.
• Waber, A., 2008. [online] Fsu.digital.flvc.org. Available at: <https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu:175956/datastream/PDF/view> [Accessed 9 November 2020]. This resource is helpful because the article proves how accurate perceptions of the Merchant Marines are.

Secondary Sources:

• http://www.usmm.org/ww2.html
• http://www.usmm.org/men_ships.html
• https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/museum-campus-guide/solomon-victory-theater/us-merchant-marine-gallery
• https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/merchant-marine-worst-losses-wwii/
• http://www.usmm.org/shipsunkdamaged.html
• https://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-cgmm.html