These men of the Tuscania perished February 5, 1918. The cause of death in most cases is drowning, mainly due to Lifeboat mishaps, some were killed instantly when they were dashed against the rocks of Islay, Island. The bodies washed up for weeks on the shores of Islay, many were mutilated beyond recognition. Many of these men had to be identified by fingerprints.  Burials were carried out in various areas on the Island of Islay.

 The United States lost 200 American Soldiers, it was the first time since the American Civil War, that the United States had suffered the loss of mass casualties on a single day. The news of the loss was published nationally in the states; the reaction was a mixture of surprise and shock.  

The United Kingdom had been engaged in the World War Conflict for several years before the Americans entered. They had endured the loss of many men and many ships to u-boat activities. Thanks to "The Commonwealth War Graves Commission" and reports in a U.S. Army document, the complete list of Mercantile Marines lost on the Tuscania are now posted at this website, that includes those whom were recovered and those lost at sea.

The American Red Cross erected a monument to the victims of the Tuscania in 1920 on the Island of Islay. Also in that year most of the American soldiers were exhumed and relocated. Some of the American soldiers rest in the American War Cemetery in England called Brookwood. While the majority of the American soldiers were sent home to America to be buried in a National or Private Cemetery near the soldier's hometown.