Seaman 2nd Class George N. Cote - Agawam, MA
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A plaque honoring Seaman 2nd Class George Napoleon Cote who was MIA and declared KIA in the North Atlantic on while serving on the U.S.S. Ingraham. The plaque is located on Royal Street at the intersection with Rowley Street in Agawam, MA.
Waymark Code: WM13FKN
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2020
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The Town of Agawam, MA has launched a program to honor town residents who were killed in service to their country in wars from the Civil War to the present. The plaques are places on street posts nearest to their homes in Agawam.
A 3' long by 1' high, double sided, rectangular, metal plaque with rounded corners is painted black with white lettering. It contains the insignia of the United Stated Navy on he left side and the inscription:
Sea. 2nd Class - U.S.S. Ingraham - DD-444
George N. Cote
U.S. Navy
* M.I.A./K.I.A.- Aug. 23, 1943 - WWII *
The U.S.S. Ingraham (DD-444), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was escorting a convoy crossing the North Atlantic. On the night of August 22, 1944, while in heavy fog, the ship collided with the oil tanker Chemung off the coast of Nova Scotia. The U.S.S Ingraham sank as the depth charges she was carrying exploded. Only 11 men survived the collision.