Senate Tribute to Merchant Mariner Harold Dossett
May 19, 2026
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Finance Connection
| Candidate | Donor | Amount | Industry | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank C Youngman | Frank Youngman | $20,000 | Business<br>manager/owner | Oct 2025 |
| RaShon Young | FLORIDA HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE | $14,971 | AFFILIATED PARTY COMMITTEE | May 2025 |
| Charles Philip Young | charles p young | $8,000 | County<br>Judge | Feb 2026 |
| Greg Young for Martinez City Council 2024 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 302 Community Candidates PAC | $4,900 | - | Jan 2025 |
| Greg Young for Martinez City Council 2024 | Latino Caucus of California Counties PAC | $4,900 | - | Dec 2024 |
| Greg Young for Martinez City Council 2024 | Northern California Carpenters Regional County | $4,000 | - | Dec 2024 |
| Greg Young for Martinez City Council 2024 | Steamfitters Local 342 PAC | $2,900 | - | Dec 2024 |
| San Francisco Young Democrats | San Francisco Labor Council Labor & Neighbor | $2,500 | - | Jan 2020 |
| Frank C Youngman | Blackriver Management | $2,000 | Wrong acct<br> | Mar 2026 |
| Frank C Youngman | Blackriver Management | $2,000 | Wrong acct<br> | Mar 2026 |
| Frank C Youngman | Frank Youngman | $2,000 | Business<br>owner | Nov 2025 |
| Frank C Youngman | Blackriver Management | $2,000 | Wrong acct<br> | Mar 2026 |
| RaShon Young | YOUNG RASHON | $1,900 | BUSINESS CONSULTANT | Apr 2025 |
| Greg Young for Martinez City Council 2024 | Northern California Carpenters Regional Council POWER PAC | $1,900 | - | Apr 2025 |
| Youngblood for Sheriff 2022 | Three Way Chevrolet | $1,000 | - | Jan 2022 |
| Youngblood for Sheriff 2022 | Ajay Anand | $1,000 | unkown | Jan 2022 |
| Youngblood for Sheriff 2022 | Centric Healthcare Services LLC | $1,000 | - | Jan 2022 |
| Youngblood for Sheriff 2022 | Stan Ellis | $1,000 | Business Owner | Jan 2022 |
| Youngblood for Sheriff 2022 | Teresa Trigueiro | $1,000 | housewife | Jan 2022 |
| Youngblood for Sheriff 2022 | Ted Nicholas | $1,000 | unknown | Jan 2022 |
Reported financial relationships and timing signals. This does not prove motive or influence. Readers draw their own conclusions.
The Frame
This document serves as an official congressional record of the historical contributions and sacrifices of the U.S. , specifically memorializing a local Indiana veteran ahead of Memorial Day.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Merchant Marine veterans and families
The document provides official congressional recognition of their service and historical sacrifices.
Residents of Princeton, Indiana
The document highlights a local historical figure and a monument located at the Gibson County Courthouse.
Last recorded activity May 19, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
- Harold Dossett was a 27-year-old messman from Princeton, Indiana, who died on June 1, 1942.
- Dossett died after his ship, the Samuel Q. Brown, was torpedoed by a German submarine 100 miles south of Cuba.
- The Samuel Q. Brown was carrying 80,000 barrels of fuel from New Orleans to Honolulu when it was attacked.
- During World War II, 733 American merchant ships were sunk.
- Nearly 9,500 of the 243,000 merchant mariners who served in WWII died.
- Harold Dossett was posthumously awarded the Mariner's Medal, the Merchant Marine's highest honor.
- A Liberty ship named the SS Harold Dossett was completed in 1945.
- A monument honoring Harold Dossett and other local veterans is located outside the Gibson County Courthouse in Princeton, IN.
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Why It Matters
This document serves as an official congressional record of the historical contributions and sacrifices of the U.S. , specifically memorializing a local Indiana veteran ahead of Memorial Day.
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Historical recognition of Merchant Marine
The speech highlights a long-standing narrative that the Merchant Marine's contributions were historically under-recognized relative to their high casualty rates.
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