The construction of the u. S. Coast guard memorial, located in arlington national cemetery, was prompted by two tragic episodes in the coast guard history. On sept. 21, 1918, the cutter seneca was lost while attempting to salvage the british steamer wellington, which had been torpedoed in the bay of biscay and five days later on sept. 26. 1918, the cutter tampa was sunk by an enemy submarine in the british channel. The names of those aboard the seneca and the tampa, along with all coast guard personnel who lost their lives during the great war, are inscribed on the sides of the monument. (us. Army photo by rachel larue/released).
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