Cape Elizabeth in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
U.S.S. Eagle 56 (PE-56)
23 April 1945
Officers Killed in Action
Lt. James G. Early (Commander) Lt. John R. Laubach Lt. Ambrose O. Vanderheiden Ens. Seth E. Chapin Ens. Roy F. Swan
Enlisted Crew Killed in Action
John J. Alexander F2c James O. Brown CGM Robert G. Coleman SC3e Percy Collins StM2c James O. Cunningham 31c Robert L. Davies SoM2c Joseph P. Gegan CM3c Harold S. Glenn MM1c Walter W. Goe MM2 John R. Gonzales WT2c Arthur A. Grosch, Cox William L. Harden CphM James P. Johnson Phm1c Norris W. Jones F1c Robert V. Kessler S2c Paul J. Knapp S2c Joseph A. Lydon RM2o Maurice J. Manning WT3c Edwin F. Mathys CMM Joseph H. McKenzie MM3c John C. Merk, em2c Frederick Michelsen MM1c Willie B. Morgan CBM George W. Neugen MM1C Zug C. Phelps, SM1c Christopher C. Phillips StM3c Jasper D. Pulley S1c Virgil quinn Jr. SC2c Harold R. Rodman Y1c Archibald Ronald S2c George Sabatino S2c Edwin J. Scheider RM3c Joseph F. Setzer RM2c Eliott M. Shinn QM2c James H. Smith StM2c Nathan C. Stafford F1c Leonard J. Surowiec F1c James F. Talley S2c Raymond R. Wallace S2c Henry L. Wengert S2c Ivar A. Westerlund S2c Ellis E. Whitcomb S2c Ralph W. Woods MM2c Earl E. Young MM2c
Surviving
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Lt. John P. Scagnelli John L. Breeze MM2c Oscar F. Davis MM3c Lawrence L. Edwards GM3c Cletus J. Frane MM3c John A. Happoldt S2c Daniel E. Jaronik S1c Edward G. Lockhart MM1c John E. Luttrell S1c Harold H. Petersen MM1c Joseph C. Priestas WT2c William A. Thompson F1c John A. Wisniewski RDM3c
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 43° 37.351′ N, 70° 12.519′ W. Marker is in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in Cumberland County. Memorial can be reached from Shore Road south of Littlejohn Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 Captain Strout Cir, Cape Elizabeth ME 04107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. U.S.S. Eagle-56 (PE-56) (here, next to this marker); Portland Head Light (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Williams (within shouting distance of this marker); Civilian Conservation Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Coast Guard Day (within shouting distance of this marker); Lighthouse Bicentennial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
