SS President Coolidge survivors in Segond Channel off Espiritu Santo
Wartime caption: "President Coolidge Survivors - Some of them wet and covered with oil, but otherwise none the worse for their experience, survivors of the SS President Coolidge, US troop transport (seen left, listing in the background) shove off for shore in a landing boat. Only two out of over 4,000 aboard lost their lives as the ship sank after being hit by a mine off a small South Pacific island. The loss was announced by the Navy. 12/12/43"
Credit: USN via ACME Date: October 26, 1942
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