Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S. Coast Guard Memorial
Northwest face
Semper Paratus - 1790
United States Coast Guard
World War
Northeast face
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa
Sunk by enemy submarine in Bristol Channel
September 26, 1918
When all on board were lost
Charles Satterlee, Captain ∙ Archibald H. Scally, Lt. Comdr. ∙ John T. Carr, Lt. Comdr. ∙ John F. McGourty, Lieut. ∙ James M. Earp, Lieut. ∙ Roy A. Bothwell, Lieut. ∙ James A. Frost, Jr., Lieut. ∙ Hadley H. Teter, Asst. Surg. ∙ David Hoffman, Ensign ∙ Edward Reavely, Ensign ∙ William Hickey, Boatswain ∙ Jules G. Darnou, Gunner ∙ Chas. H. Klingelhoefer, Carpt. ∙ Wilhem Knudsen, Machinist ∙ Joseph Cygan ∙ Earle C. Bell ∙ Ludvig A. Larsen ∙ Charles E. Galvin ∙ Anders Poulsen ∙ William B. Clements ∙ Frank J. Taylor ∙ Louis F. Vaughan ∙ Jacob D. Nix ∙ Wamboldt Sumner ∙ Justin P. Wiley ∙ William R. Bozeman ∙ Arthur J. Deasy ∙ George H. Griffiths ∙ John Smith ∙ Algy K. Bevins ∙ Carl L. Dalton ∙ John Bouzekis ∙ Richard E. Cordova ∙ Norman W. Finch ∙ Joseph Lieb ∙ Michael Sarkin ∙ Francis L. Wilkes ∙ William F. Deering ∙ Frederick Manfield ∙ William J. Williams ∙ William L. Felton ∙ William Weech ∙ James C. Wilkie ∙ Herrick L. Evans ∙ Eston D. Legree ∙ Robert Norwood ∙ Irving A. Slicklen ∙ John F. Healy ∙ Gerassemos Mehalatos ∙ Clement M. Lawrence ∙ Frank H. Quigley ∙ Harold Tonneson ∙ Frank C. Garrett ∙ Hubert Holstein ∙ Leonard R. Bozeman ∙ Frank W. Creamer ∙ James M. Fleury ∙ Felix G. Poppell ∙ Paul B. Schwegler ∙ Robert L. Agee ∙ Otto G. Harrison ∙ Francis R. Scott ∙ Johnnie Britton ∙ Carl I. Johnson ∙ Maurice J. Hutton ∙ Herman Carmichael ∙ Peter Fonseca ∙ Percy Mansfield ∙ Charles W. Parkin ∙ Charles H. Thompson ∙ Benjamin N. Daniels ∙ Edward W. Kelleher ∙ Alexander L. Saldarini ∙ John C. Kosinski ∙ Stanley S. Cooke ∙ Ben Nelson ∙ William F. Newell ∙ Alfonso J. Busho ∙ Edgar F. Dorgan ∙ Harold Haughland ∙ William H. Reynolds ∙ Homer B. Sumner ∙ Arthur L. Bevins ∙ William P. Hastings ∙ John E. Talley ∙ Charles Dechrit ∙ Harold B. Irsh ∙ Perry Roberts ∙ Walter R. Connell ∙ William Holland ∙ Harold Myers ∙ Robert G. Robertson ∙ Paul O. Webb ∙ Hans I. Johanson ∙ Hans Hansen ∙ Norman Walpole ∙ John F. Miller ∙ Arthur T. Harris ∙ Fred W. Wyman ∙ Edward F. Shanahan ∙ Arthur R. Campbell ∙ Gilbert J. Doyle ∙ Shelby W. Layman ∙ John I. Richards ∙ Louis A. Thomas ∙ Roy W. Burns ∙ Angus N. Maclean ∙ Julius M. Vallon ∙ Clarence M. Faust ∙ James J. Adams ∙ Charles E. Greenwald ∙ Albert C. Emerson ∙ Bert H. Lane ∙ Wesley J. Nobles ∙ Jimmie Ross
Thy Way Is In The Sea
Officers and Men
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca
Lost in bravely endeavoring as volunteers to
salvage the torpedoed British steamer Wellington
Bay of Biscay, September 17, 1918
William L. Boyce, Machinist ∙ Carl S. Newbury ∙ William H. Best ∙ William H. Prime ∙ Martin Ovesen ∙ August Zuleger ∙ Paul Lee Marvelle ∙ Raymond H. Tingard ∙ Merton Stellenwerf ∙ Russell Elam ∙ James J. Nevins
These too died for country
Sidney B. Orne, Lieut. ∙ Edmund C. Zink, Gunner ∙ DeWitt T. Alley, Gunner ∙ Frank Atkins ∙ Hugh E. Richards ∙ Alexander Hope ∙ Donald J. Shea ∙ Samuel N. Casey ∙ John E. Harrison ∙ Frank S. Reilly ∙ Frank M. Averill ∙ Herbert E. Ketcham ∙ William L.J. Janssens ∙ Christopher C. Miller ∙ William A. Eckersley ∙ William C. Kelly ∙ Irvin C. Smith ∙ Arthur I. Coleman ∙ John C. Gagnier ∙ Frank Jirtle, Jr. ∙ Vester W. Sickinger ∙ William H. Tuskey ∙ Charles E. Moulton ∙ William P. Slattery ∙ Yaroslav Kouble ∙ Arthur Flater ∙ Richardson M. Hanckel ∙ John A. Johansson ∙ Hjalmar Carlsson ∙ William Veen ∙ Andrew Johnson ∙ Kristian L. Anderson ∙ James B. Gordon ∙ Charles H. Phillips ∙ Ira Thompson ∙ George E. McClellan ∙ Edward T. Hall ∙ William D. Kauffunger ∙ Alan F. Stites ∙ Ruval S. Whitney ∙ Thomas C. Clifford ∙ Paul G. Kroeder ∙ Jesse Willis ∙ Walenty Ziemkowski ∙ John H. Paul ∙ Louis Ferreira ∙ James A. Ferguson ∙ Leve L. Law ∙ Leo F. Baker ∙ William O. Gross ∙ George H. Stenstream ∙ Fridolph Benson ∙ William J. Craney ∙ Milton A. Hannert ∙ Thomas J. McGrath ∙ Francis F. Sullivan ∙ Theodore S. Wickes ∙ Gorgonio Julian ∙ Anton E.J. Gjovik ∙ James H. Cook ∙ Albert H. Hahn ∙ Carl E. Anderson ∙ John A. Griffin ∙ Ernest Carter ∙ Theodore Meekins ∙ Calvin Carman ∙ John F. Harvey ∙ Oliver G. Styron ∙ Walter O. Smith ∙ Washington Erb ∙ Robert B. Harvey ∙ Myron Morson ∙ Ralph P. Taylor ∙ Charles C. Haag ∙ Raymond Kunnari
And Thy Path In The Great Waters
Erected 1928 by U.S. Coast Guard.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea, and the National Cemeteries series lists.
Location. 38° 52.253′ N, 77° 4.096′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Arlington National Cemetery. The memorial is located in Section 4 of the cemetery, off Jessup Drive, near Dewey Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Matthew Alexander Henson (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Edwin Peary (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Warriors and Their Brothers (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors (about 700 feet away); You Are Remembered (about 700 feet away); Americal Division (about 800 feet away); First Marine Division Association (about 800 feet away); 96th Infantry Division, U.S. Army (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
Also see . . . Arlington Memorials. Note: This and some other references erroneously state that the cutter Seneca was lost with "all" officers and men. The loss of the Tampa with all hands was the greatest loss of life on any ship in the U.S. naval service during WWI. (Submitted on January 18, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Navy, Revenue Cutter Service, Coast Guard, Treasury Department.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,937 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 17, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 6. submitted on August 15, 2019. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.