World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin H. Coe
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Port Chester, New York
Honored By
Ms. Barbara Coe
Relationship
Wife
Carried troops and supplies back and forth between the U.S. and the European and Pacific Theaters of Operations. Once on the Murmansk Run, he stood on deck and helplessly watched an enemy torpedo glance off his ship three times and hit the next ship in the convoy.