Frank W. Coe
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Frank W. Coe was a major general in the United States Army. He is notable for having served as the Chief of Coast Artillery.
Major General Frank W. Coe, Chief of Coast Artillery from 1918 to 1926
The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps was an administrative corps responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense of the United States and its possessions between 1901 and 1950. The CAC also
Frank W. Coe
…Frank W. Coe (November 27, 1870 – May 25, 1947) was a major general in the United States Army. He is notable for having served as the Chief of Coast Artillery. Frank Winston Coe was born in Manhattan, Kansas, on November 27, 1870. He attended Kansas State Agricultural College for three years, and graduated…
Practice loading of a 10-inch gun on a disappearing carriage at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY, a typical Endicott period installation.
Typical Endicott period battery with components labeled.
USAMP Major Samuel Ringgold, built in 1904, which planted practice groups of mines in the Columbia River during the 1920s. (National Archives and Records Administration)
US-manned 155 mm GPF gun of Battery F, 55th Coast Artillery, France 1918