I am not sure of the spelling but my father William was on the liberty ship and I didn't know until he passed away in 1979 that he was on a liberty ship. I have gone to the navy ship yard in D.C. to get info but you know how that works. So I am wondering if any one has any info on that ship ..My spelling may be off on the name coffin but i know it sounds exactly like that.....thank you and God Bless all of you...chris
Re: Liberty ship--coffin
Posted by Harvel Arnold on May 25, 2009, 8:35 pm, in reply to "Liberty ship--coffin"
This info found on ancestry.com S S Howard E. Coffin departed Cherbourg, France 0n Nov. 14, 1944 Departed Cardiff, Wales on Nov. 24, 1944 arrived New York, N. Y. Dec. 10, 1944. William S. Vassas S1c was listed as a member of the armed guard crew. You can probably get his service records from the National Personnel Records Center. Good luck Harvel Arnold
Re: Liberty ship--coffin
Posted by Rick Pitz on May 25, 2009, 6:42 pm, in reply to "Liberty ship--coffin"
Hi Chris:
I did some checking, and the only liberty ship I can find with "Coffin" or similar spelling is the Howard E. Coffin. If this was the ship, I have some basic information here:
Built by the J.A. Jones Construction Company Shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia. The keel was laid on Nov 30, 1943, she was launched on Jan 21, 1944, and delivered on Jan 31, 1944. Her hull number was 1512.
I will e-mail you some additional information regarding the ports of call she made from her launch through 1945.