Navy·Consolidated / merged·In Memoriam
Mailman
MAIL
Served: 1944–1948
Sorted, sold stamps for, and delivered every letter on the ship. Kept the master directory of who was aboard, expected, or just transferred.
The Story
A rating that existed for four years, in the middle of the Pacific War, because the morale value of mail call was real enough to justify its own rate badge. Four years. Of dedicated mail.
Epitaph
“The shortest, kindest rating the Navy ever issued.”
Sources
- Naval War College Museumnavalwarcollegemuseum.blogspot.com
- Wikipedia — Postal Clerk (USN)en.wikipedia.org