USS Coolbaugh (DE-217)

USS Coolbaugh (DE-217), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant (junior grade) Walter W. Coolbaugh (1914-1942), who was killed in an aircraft accident on 19 December 1942. He was a recipient of the Navy Cross.

USS Coolbaugh (DE-217)

USS Coolbaugh (DE-217), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant (junior grade) Walter W. Coolbaugh (1914-1942), who was killed in an aircraft accident on 19 December 1942. He was a recipient of the Navy Cross.