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NH 120141 CDR. James A. Hirshfield, USCG, and his signal officer Ensign Barring Coughlin

CDR. James A. Hirshfield, USCG, and his signal officer Ensign Barring Coughlin
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Title: CDR. James A. Hirshfield, USCG, and his signal officer Ensign Barring Coughlin
Caption: CDR. James A. Hirshfield, USCG, right, though wounded by a piece of ricoheting metal, stayed at his post and saw his ship, the coast guard Cutter CAMPBELL, safety to the port after contacting six German U-boats within 12 hours. CDR. Hirshfield from San Antonio, Texas, is shown after checking a code message brought to him by his signal officer, Ensign Barring Coughlin of Boston, Massachusetts. Disabled when she rammed and sunk the sixth sub. The Campbell was towed 800 miles to an unnamed east coast port
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