Robert W. Coughlin

Entered Service: March 13, 1941
Branch of Service: Army - 6 months Navy Rest.
Trained at Great Lakes, Il., Diesel School, Chicago, Il., Submarine Base, New London, Ct.

Served in Pacific Theater
Awarded Submarine Combat Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and Victory Medal

Returned to United States: September 15, 1945
Discharged at Great Lakes, Il. November 15, 1945
Rank held: Mo. M.M. 2/c
Served 30 months
Four submarine combat patrols, accounting for thousands of tons of Japanese Shipping
Died March 27, 2003

Awards

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 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign MedalWorld War II Victory Medal

Submarine Combat Patrol Badge

 

 

Bob was sent by the Navy to Manitowoc, Wisconsin to become one of the original crew members of the submarine, Kracken SS370 which was built and launched there. He then served on it in action in the Pacific. All told, 28 similar ones were built and launched in Manitowoc during WWII. Pictured below are sister vessels in the same class as the Kracken

The above photos are courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc