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Insignia of the United States Armed Guard.

United States Navy Armed Guard units were established during World War II in an attempt to provide defensive firepower to merchant ships in convoy or merchant ships traveling alone. This was done because of the constant danger from enemy submarines, surface raiders, fighter aircraft and bombers, and because of the shortage of Allied escort vessels necessary to provide the merchant vessels with adequate protection.

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• Related: Action off Cape Bougaroun, Battle of Point Judith, Convoy, Destroyer Escort, Corvette, Kenneth Martin Willett

US Navy Armed Guard Veterans/Memorial Web Site US Navy Armed Guard Veterans/Memorial Web Site www.armed-guard.com - Web

Arming of Merchant Ships and Naval Armed Guard Ser... Arming of Merchant Ships and Naval Armed Guard Service (US Naval Administration in World War II, Vol. 172) www.ibiblio.org/.../index.html - Web

History of the Naval Armed Guard Afloat, World War... History of the Naval Armed Guard Afloat, World War II (US Naval Administration in World War II, Vol. 173) www.ibiblio.org/.../index.html - Web

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