The United States Maritime Service was established in 1938 under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 as voluntary training organization to train individuals to become officers and crew m
Flag of the United States Maritime Service.
Maritime Service recruiting poster from WWII.
The United States Maritime Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. MARAD administers financial programs to develop, promote, and operate the U.S. Maritime Servic
United States Maritime Service
…the U.S. Navy Strategic Sealift Officer corps and to function as administrators and instructors at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the state maritime academies. The U.S. Maritime Service falls under the authority of the Maritime Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Commandant of the…
Edward L. Cochrane
Nicholas Johnson
ADM Shear, Harold Edson
Warren G. Leback