#19 USS Cisco (SS 290) 9/28/43 - WWII US Submurine Force - Lost boats (sitios de interés)
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USS CISCO (SS 290)
September 28, 1943 - 76 Men Lost
Venturing out for her first war patrol, CISCO (Lt. Cmdr. J. W. Coe), left Port Darwin, Australia on September 18, 1943. That evening she returned to Darwin due to a derangement of the main hydraulic system which had occurred during the day’s operations. The hydraulic system having been repaired to the satisfaction of the Commanding officer, CISCO once more departed on 19 September.
CISCO’s area was a large rectangular one in the South China Sea between Luzon and the coast of French Indo-China. In order to reach it, she was to pass through the Arafoera Sea area, the Banda Sea, Manipa Strait, Molukka Passage, the Celebes Sea, Sibutu Passage, the Sulu Sea and Mindoro Strait. On 28 September, CISCO should have been due west of Mindanao in the center of the Sulu Sea. On that day a Japanese antisubmarine attack was made slightly north and east of CICSO’s expected position. In reporting the attack the Japanese state “Found a sub tailing oil. Bombing. Ships cooperated with us. The oil continued to gush out even on tenth of October.” The attack would seem to have been made by planes in cooperation with ships. No submarine that returned from patrol reported having been attacked at this time and position.
Nothing had been seen of or heard from CISCO since her departure from Darwin, and on 4 and 5 November 1943, Headquarters Task Force Seventy-One was unable to make radio contact with her. At the time of her loss it was considered very unlikely that a recurrence of trouble with her main hydraulic system could explain her sinking, and the only other possible clue was the fact that a Japanese plane was reported over Darwin at twenty thousand feet on the morning of her second departure. The attack listed above is thought to probably explain this loss. No enemy minefields are known to have been in her area, or en route to it.
Coe had previously made three war patrols as Commanding Officer of S-39, and three as Commanding Officer of Skipjack. He was considered a most able and successful Submarine Officer.
Sailors Lost On USS CISCO (SS-290) 9-28-1943
Abrams, D. B. FC2 Anderson, D. F. CMOMMA Anderson, J. R. D. S2 Argersinger, E. E. S1 Baker, W. M. SC1 Berry, H. B., Jr. LT Besnot, L. R. S1 Briggs, F. M. EM2 Bubp, H. K. MM3 Buck, J. E., Sr. F1 Burattie, A. O. TM1 Cannon, P. J. RM3 Coe, J. W. CDR Coe, W. F. RT1 Cole, L. R. S2 Corkery, C. R. TM2 Diery, R. M. SC2 Dohlus, W. F., Jr. EM1 Dragich, J. CMOMMA Edwards, M. J. S1 Fippen, J. M. EM3 Fisher, R. K. MOMM1 Genoozis, A. M. F1 Gondorchin, G. S2 Gurganus, A. A. TORP Hagedorn, R. J. MM1 Halsten, D. H. F1 Handren, W. J. S1 Hare, E. N. F2 Hergold, W. B. EM2 Hoover, G. P. LTJG Intscher, M., Jr. MOMM1 Johnson, D. W. F1 Jones, W. F., Jr. MM3 Keller, A. MOMM2 Kishbaugh, S. TM3 Kovacs, J. EM2 Kraus, H. J. MOMM1 Lacasse, D. A. TM3 Larouche, R. J. COX Louney, W. H. LT Mairs, C. H. S2 Mazeika, J. B. S2 McCarson, F. B. EM1 Menear, L. K. TM3 Mewbourn, M. T. MM1 Millard, L. C. SM2 Miller, J. D. LCDR Morrissey, R. F. RM3 Nelson, S. ST2 Nicoll, G. L. GM2 Noble, C. F. MM3 Petersen, C. I. ENS Pitman, R. TM2 Rausch, R. J. MOMM1 Ritzler, A. T. SM1 Satterwhite, M. TM2 Sermini, M. E. F1 Sweet, W. W. EM3 Teach, L. E. TM2 Timm, V. C. PHM2 Toebbe, H. E. CTMA Travis, W. W. MM3 Upson, E. R. GM1 Vilandre, R. H. MM3 Vitale, R. J. MOMM1 Waltis, V. EM1 Warren, G. H. EM3 Weinel, A. F. LCDR Wetsky, L. A. MOMM2 Wehr, H. EM3 Williams, A. W. STM2 Winter, J. W. TM2 Zar, C. SC3 Zeis, M. J. MOMM1 Zywicki, F. W. QM1