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- ↑ "U.S. Maritime Service: the Forgotten Service". American Merchant Marine at War. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ↑ "Sheepshead Bay Maritime Training Center". U.S. Maritime Service: The Forgotten Service. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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