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 1914 - 1943 (28 years)
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| Name |
Koller, Frank Manley |
| Born |
24 Feb 1914 |
Denmark, Lee, Iowa, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
10 Jan 1943 |
Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea [1] |
- USS Argonaut, South Pacific
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| Person ID |
I28123 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
Koller, John Charles, b. 5 Feb 1875, Denmark, Lee, Iowa, USA , d. 1 Aug 1937, Denmark, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 62 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Christensen, Helena, b. 20 Dec 1877, Denmark, Lee, Iowa, USA , d. 3 Mar 1921, Denmark, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 43 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
11 Apr 1900 |
Denmark, Lee, Iowa, USA [1] |
| Family ID |
F10538 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- On 10 January, Argonaut spotted a convoy of five freighters and their escorting destroyers-Maikaze, Isokaze, and Hamakaze-returning to Rabaul from Lae. By chance, an army aircraft-which was out of bombs-was flying overhead and witnessed Argonaut's attack. A crewman onboard the plane saw one destroyer hit by a torpedo, and the destroyers promptly counterattacking. Argonaut's bow suddenly broke the water at an unusual angle. It was apparent that a depth charge had severely damaged the submarine. The destroyers continued circling Argonaut, pumping shells into her; she slipped below the waves and was never heard from again. 102 officers and men went down with her, the worst loss of life for a wartime submarine. Her name was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 26 February.
Japanese reports made available at the end of the war recorded a depth charge attack followed by gunfire, at which time they "destroyed the top of the sub."
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| Sources |
- [S205] Johannes Rings Senior Family History, Paul Hirschler, (Name: Pub. by Dr. Howard Raid, 2nd printing May 28, 1974;).
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