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Men and the Sea

Description: Shows how U.S. merchant seamen were trained in seamanship, signaling, gunnery, radio operation, etc. during World War II.
VHS-Standard play. Recorded 1991. Originally issued as a 16 mm. motion picture; released also through U.S. Office of Education, 1949.
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Origin: circa 1939-1946
Created By: United States. Office for Emergency Management. Film Unit
Contributor(s): United States. War Shipping Administration; United States. War Finance Division. Motion Pictures and Special Events Division; United States. Department of the Treasury
Source: http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/WWIIHstFlm/id/69
Collection: World War II Films
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations
Merchant mariners--United States
Merchant marine--United States
Military history--World War, 1939-1945--Video recordings--Historical films

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