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USS Serpens Memorial

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USS Serpens Memorial

Birth
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Death
29 Jan 1945
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Memorial Site*
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA

* A structure erected in honor of someone whose remains lie elsewhere.

Plot
Section 34, Grid X/Y-17
Memorial ID
2725 View Source
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On June 15, 1949, the largest group burial at Arlington National Cemetery took place when 250 men from the USS Serpens were interred. The men were killed when their Coast Guard ammunition ship exploded and sank at Lunga Beach, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, January 29, 1945. In their memory the monument was erected with octagonal panels listing all their names.

On June 15, 1949, the largest group burial at Arlington National Cemetery took place when 250 men from the USS Serpens were interred. The men were killed when their Coast Guard ammunition ship exploded and sank at Lunga Beach, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, January 29, 1945. In their memory the monument was erected with octagonal panels listing all their names.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 25 Apr 1998
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 2725
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2725/uss_serpens_memorial: accessed ), memorial page for USS Serpens Memorial (29 Jan 1945–29 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2725, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.