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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

James Wiggins Coe

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Richmond, Indiana

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

COMMANDING OFFICER USS CISCO (SS 290). KILLED WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS CISCO (SS 290) ON 28 SEPTEMBER 1943. DECORATIONS: NAVY CROSS, PURPLE HEART. ON 19 SEPTEMBER 1943 CISCO PUT OUT ON HER FIRST WAR PATROL FROM PORT DARWIN, AUSTRALIA UNDER THE COMMAND OF LT. CDR. J, W. COE BUT NEVER RETURNED. JAPANESE RECORDS TELL OF SIGHTING A SUBMARINE LEAKING OIL ON 28 SEPTEMBER. THIS SUBMARINE WAS SUNK BY BOMBS AND DEPTH CHARGES LOCATION: 9 DEGREES-47 MINUTES N, 121 DEGREES-44 MINUTES E. USS CISCO (SS 290) WAS LOST WITH 76 OFFICERS AND MEN.