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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Read Pitman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bath, Maine

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

TORPEDOMAN'S MATE SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICER ASSIGNED TO DUTY ONBOARD USS CISCO (SS-290) IN PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. KILLED WITH ALL HANDS ON BOARD SEPTEMBER 28, 1943. DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1943 CISCO PUT OUT ON FIRST WAR PATROL FROM PORT DARWIN, AUSTRALIA UNDER THE COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER J. W. COE BUT NEVER RETURNED. JAPANESE RECORDS TELL OF SIGHTING A SUBMARINE LEAKING OIL ON SEPTEMBER 28TH. THIS SUBMARINE WAS SUNK BY BOMBS AND DEPTH CHARGES LOCATION: 9 DEGREES 47 MINUTES N, 121 DEGREES 44 MINUTES. USS CISCO (SS-290) WAS LOST WITH 76 OFFICERS AND MEN.