Jack Banham Coggins

Background

Coggins, Jack Banham was born on July 10, 1914 in London. Son of Sidney George and Ethel May (Dobby) Coggins. came to the United States, 1923, naturalized, 1943.

Education

Student, Grand Central School Art, 1931-1933; student, Art League, 1933-1934.

Career

Artist-correspondent, Yank Magazine, 1943-1945; member of faculty art department, Hunter College, New York City, 1948-1953; instructor fine arts, Wyomissing (Pennsylvania) Institute Fine Arts, since 1959.

Achievements

• Jack Banham Coggins has been listed as a notable author, artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution

    ( This carefully researched account of a lesser-known but...)

  • Arms and Equipment of the Civil War

    ( The first military conflict to use iron-clad gunboats, ...)

  • Arms and Equipment of the Civil War ARMS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE CIVIL WAR by Coggins, Jack (Author ) on Apr-02-2004 Paperback

    (The first conflict to use iron-clad gunboats, metallic ca...)

  • The campaign for Guadalcanal;: A battle that made history

    (The campaign for Guadalcanal is an in-depth account of th...)

  • Ships and seamen of the American Revolution;: Vessels, crews, weapons, gear, naval tactics, and actions of the War for Independence

    (The battles, tactics, plans that worked, and plans that w...)

  • Flashes and flags;: The story of signaling

    (From Ancient Times To The Present And The Devices Used By...)

  • Flashes and Flags: The Story of Signaling

    (From Ancient Times To The Present And The Devices Used By...)

  • By star and compass;: The story of navigation,

    ("Here you have the whole adventurous story of how man has...)

  • The fighting man;: An illustrated history of the world's greatest fighting forces through the ages

    (A comprehensive survey of the world's greatest armies fro...)

  • Horsemen of the world,

    (Brief descriptions and pictures of horsemen from differen...)

  • The Campaign for North Africa
  • Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution: Vessels, Crews, Weapons, Gear, Naval Tactics, and Actions of the War for Independence

    (Book by Coggins, Jack)

  • Nets overboard! The story of the fishing fleets.
  • Horsemen of the World
  • Arms and Equipment of the Civil War Paperback April 2, 2004
  • Prepare to Dive: Story of Man Undersea
  • Boys in the Revolution: Young Americans Tell Their Part in the War for Independence
  • Arms and Equipment of the Civil War by Jack Coggins (2004-04-02)
  • Ships and seamen of the American Revolution;: Vessels, crews, weapons, gear, naval tactics, and actions of the War for Independence by Jack Coggins (1969-01-01)
  • Arms and Equipment of the Civil War
  • FLASHES AND FLAGS; THE STORY OF SIGNALING. WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY JACK COGGINS
  • Nets Overboard: The Story of the Fishing Fleets
  • Arms and Equipment of the Civil War Publisher: Dover Publications; Dover Ed edition
  • The campaign for Guadalcanal;: A battle that made history Hardcover - 1972
  • Hydrospace: frontier beneath the sea,
  • Arms and Equipment of the Civil War
  • The Campaign for North Africa Hardcover 1980
  • Ships and seamen of the American Revolution : vessels, crews, weapons, gear, naval tactics, and actions of the War of Independence
  • Nets overboard!: The story of the fishing fleets

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member Pastel Society of America, American Society Marine Artists, United States Naval Institute.

Connections

Married Alma Woods, January 15, 1948.

Father:

Sidney George Coggins

Mother:

Ethel May (Dobby) Coggins

Spouse:

Alma Woods