Grave of the President

Grave of the President (1984)

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Captain Elwood Ewatt

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In 1942 the ocean liner President Coolidge was carrying troops and equipment to Espiritu Santo. She accidentally struck two allied mines and sank. Captain Elwood Ewatt saved sailors lives trapped in the galley. He gave his own life to help them.

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by Damien Parer

Still photographs effectively record the sinking of the ocean liner.

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