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ASSOCIATION Volume 14, Number 3

CGCVA CG Person of the Year AMT3 John J. Overholt Recognized For Dramatic Rescue Efforts

On 20 October 1999, AMTJ John J. Overholt, son of William and Janel Overholl ot New Hope, PA, was honored and recog. nized for extraordinary achievement while serving on CG helicopter 6023 on 22 January 1999. The helo crew was engaged in the perilous night rescue of six crewmen from the FN Nowifns, which was disabled and taking on waler In heavy seas 75 miles NW ot Cold Bay, AK.

Arriving at the scene, Overholl expertly directed Ihe aircraft commander over Ihe Nowitna, which was listing and rolling pre- A. Ed Burt. (~") _ ADM L")I ....r".... CGCVA VP_ e.trIpbeU cariously in 30-loor rogue waves. ANer -. p/IIqIH M/..... __""fI1f r" AWn.1«o" o-tIoII {rlgIo,}.

repealed a"empts to deliver a lrailline to the During the linal hoist, however, Ihe lrall line vessel in 6O-knot gusts, Overholt finally succeed­ became louled in the Nowitna's mast so Overholt ed and began hoisling survivors aboard Ihe helo, directed the pilot to Ity in a cOl.mterclockwlse

As the third man was to be lilled, the Nowitna's semi-circle to Iree N. Succeeding in freeing the bow sallied violently inlo 8 wave, causing the only remaining trail line and delivering II to the rescue basket to leave lhe deck prematurely, narrowly missing the

1••P....E;~:z•••1 awaiting crewman,Ovemolt quickly hoist­ed him trom the deck.

ship's rigging and causing Ihe trait line 10

Atter nearty.an hour of intense hoisting

po". Undaunted, Overholl

efforts, all six of Nowifna's crewmen

quickly rigged the last Ira~ ijne, using airetalt

were safely aboard CG helo 6023 and en

cllocks and lhe cabin hra extinguishar as

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wetght since Ihe weight actions and skill were bags were gone, instrumental in the

He continued hoisl­ing, gening two more crewmen aboard.

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From the President

Dear Shipmates By the t,me you

rocelve lhls Issue. we Will be firmly implant­ed in the holiDay sea­son and prepanng tor what Ihe new mllen· nium bnogs. In Ihal regard, I salule all our hne CGCVA memoors and spous· es and w,sh all a Ir",1y JOE KLEINPETER wonder/ul and 10Yous tnne,

Tne period coveted by this 00 Log .,clurled Veterans' Day and I was honored to represent our t,ne Association al the annual Coast Gusld ceremony al lhe Tampa Memonal at Arlington NatIOnal Camelet)' Sevotal other CGCVA mem bers auended th;s most mov,ng tnbule (and pe,­haps Ihere were some polenhal ASSOCI<IlIOrl members in lhe large crowd). The CGCVA was asked 10 be an aClove part 01 thIS year's Tampa ceremony and we responded not only In atten· dance but In SpOnl>onng a gel·logetrler IVllh refreShments at a nearby Amencan Legion post lollowing Ihe ceremony, Again. Ihere was a tremendOUS lurn'Oul

Here's arl earty loaSt lor 2000.. May our ASSOciation grow ever slronger and our member· shiP Increase so Illal we can conlinue 10 suppor1 the organization we all hold so vet)' dear, the U.S. CoaSI Guard. Semper Paratus! Joe

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This publicalion is des,gned to be ar, 'n!>!tlJ" merit ollnlormallon "'''d ,nspi'llt,OI\ 10. all who hoid allegiance 10 Iho Coast Guard

Combat Velerans Associalion. Pfease be aware lhal any mistakes in this publ'catlon are there on ptJfPOse and for a purpose: we publish something for evoryone and some

people are looking lor errors'

From the Secretary-Treasurer,------- --~ CGCYA HaDoenjng,J

SInce the last 00 Log. I have managed to keep Quite busy. In addItion 10 routine ASSOClallOl1 work, I anended the award of Ihe banta stretlmttf (added to the olher 33 displayed on the Coasl Guard EnSign) with Nan President Joe Klelnpeter and 00 Log editor Ed Swill al Ihe Dept. 01 Transportation

Then. along With Nat'! VP Jack Campbell, Trustee Baker Herbert and Ed Swih. allended the presentation allhe CGCVA Coast Guard person ot the Year plaque 10 AMT3 Jotln J Overholt at CG Headq1l8r1ers. We had a very nice Isceplion Irom the Commandanl, ADM James M loy. In

hiS otflce. The parents 01 Petty Officer OverMlt were also ItI aneodallCe. Again, the CGCVA selecH~d an cutslandll19 member of the Coast Guard 10 receIve this award We can sland proud or thiS rBcogn~lon program we sponsor and look 101W~rd to the neX1 presenta1ion at our Convenhon In Kentucky

Next. I attended Iha annual Tampa Memonal ceremony. part or Ihe IradlllMal Veterans' Day ceremonies al Arlington Nat'l Cemetery on Nov. 11th joining me were Joe Kleinpeter. Eo & Mary S.... Ift. my Wile Nancy and new CGCVA member PAC LoIarsha Delaney ThiS year's ce,emony was special ,n thaI Purple Heart Medals were aUlho­rized and presented to relatives of T9mpa crew members and to the current CGe Tampa. QUite II moving service to say Ihe least. Anerwalds, many 01 the attendees. including a farge conlin­genl of eGe Tampa crew members. adjourned to an "open house" al American legIOn Post 139 in Arlington lor lunch and camaraderie.

Important please Aeadl I believe I have llnally ligured out v.tly so many

members CCf1tinue to send dues payments to baker Herben at P.O Box 544 Wes1tield Center. OH 44251. That is Ihe addres" lhat must be shown on the back cover 01 each CD Log Issue 10 Ol'der lor the U.S. Postal Service 10 comply With our !llled 10 have the "Forwarding and Add'ess Conection Request." This is not the

aacress to use when mailing in your dues however The corrocl address 101 due:;; pay­ments is always locat· eo' on the inSide Iront cover - the CGCVA Administration Ollice at 17728 S10ley Drive. ASMon, MO 20661· 9763 That,s where all ED BURKE mall should be sent so� please take nOle I'nd usc 'I. not Ih{l OhIO� address II Will ma~e bolh Baller and I much hap­�p,er, Bllpedlte AS:;;!lClalion bUSiness. and saVfl a� conSldelable amount 01 limo (Ind mOl1e~ T".~nk ..� for helping With this one!�

Treasurer By.loel) As the plher part Of my duties as Treasuror I

want all members 10 IInow flal Baller Hertlert has audlled the acco",nlS (luring h'$ VI$II to Washlllgton, DC for the CGCVA Coast gua,d person or the Year award Evory111ng was found COfrttel and In ordo. Whowwwl

Starting balance was $51.674 07 when I look ol'er, audlied by TrUS1~ Bill Figone The I,llesl audit shows II bol(lnco of $52,532 '21. an increase 01 S858.20 ThiS 'ncludes our checking and savings accounts and seven CDs. bul 001 U1l;I mle,eal accumulaling on the CD's W" ,.,150 have equpment lace val.ted al about $12.200 lMlich, aNer depreclat,on IS aboul S7000 We aro baSICally linal'Cllilly Gound Ed eu,I<Io

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I woold hko 10 hllllr from ony c:rewmi'ln ....ho served ()I'llno lanker USA·Y21 1Il New Gunea and the Phlhppmes In 1944 45. Please write 10 Millard Murray 81 2319 PonosylVanlil JOOIIIl, MO 648Q.4

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&ubm,Ulld Ihls Ar1Ic1e reoa'dno CGCVA rroemt>er" JImmy Kly

*Pollc::e are C::ledlhng Amllyv,lle NY reSlDen1 Jimmy K..y ,..,th the alleSI 01 two SUbJKts who altempled to steal a vehICle lrom the Amltyvtlle RaIl Road SI;l11OO on March 17 1999 Kay helped police effect tho alles' 01 DOe sllbfElCl ana SIfl(jIe-flClnoedty caellured lhe secon:t. holding him unl~ police arrived •

"Kay was WOO<II'IQ at hIS auto repall shop when he spotlod Iw(I you1h. loyng I~ dooI$ on S8VeI'ill vohdes then oOsef'tle<l them break 11'110

one car vnltl a $Crew drovel He callod the poIlee­w!'lO subsequenlly surposed tile pall as they ;In*"pfed 10 t1ee ....."" the car One subfeCt lied and W;lS aoprenendod Quickly by K.1y whO cred· lled hls aChons 10 hs m,hlal)' and GoaS1 Guard taw enlorcernetlt IralTlIng •

Noee 9OIn9 Jlmmyl

Sandy Hook Surf Station 1942 I JOlfled the Coast Guard In January 01 1942

and headed 'or Elhs Island lor a Y9f)' abbrelflaled 000f camp, then, VIa c::abln C::f\lISer II> rny h.st duty stallon at Sandy Hook Sur! Slalion 11 \*las a handsome dwe'hng hou$ll'Ig tte clew on the second dectl. and w~h a huge head With spolloss showers I.. IiiH cry I,om Iho hoods on lho l$T's t sailed :n later)

The pl£'Ce de resistance was it huge galley Ihat lealured truly homemade CooI(lng The cook would nng a gong and Ihe chow hounds would press into lhe large dlnu19 area A mess cook

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loaded the chOYl' 'amlly-style UnlOl1unaloly. my politeness was shClf1·sI0pped "om every anglo, leaH'S me wrth an empty plallt. Hus lead ottlhe coolo. and he che....ed out the chow hO\.nds then bec~oned me to the galley ....tlere he personally piled my plaie unl,tl! groaned under the wOtght. 1 was accused of bemg the cook s "b.mg·hole"

tuddy <In(! don', fllld Ol.ll unt~ much Ialer whell that meant

I became a radio Sinker In Ine sl"d,,11 thaI ad,ame<l the SllItoon and

my prtmary 100 was 10 learn to usc lhe ancient sw:tchboald a WIN. IrUO"lkkne Ihat 'A'ilS ready lor the Snllt\5.(lnl;tn What a challenge' 11 dlOn'l sian 0lJ1 wei F,r-.I the (3td Naval) des·

Inct called Ihe Slall()(l so I

p1uqged them '" Then the ~;hl' hlxse wanted !he clock 50 I took

care al mal FnaTy, me 83-looter wanl, ed a hoolhlp ....'m lhe duty otf,c::er and Ihat S

when al heD broke Ioos8 Ohm s Law went weSI and tmyea hoes t>ec::ame aossoo, IIn'on9 up an the .,.;rong partieS The sl-appe' blew hs top and totd me thaI rct never get "dIo school

The next rtung I know I'm des.goaled ·capla," of t'le he"d." My ;ob Altac,".no hClad "oct ,"oep It ll'I 4 GcooditlQ('l Another challeflge espoclaly when an those 90'"9 00 1Ibe~ kepi sull}oYlg up my wa~ed decks Next. I was "prOTIOIed" 10 beach p31,a! so I dorl my long JOhns heavy '·....·caler and pea taCket I wmp a scart around my nock and ~II my walen c::ap Sougl'( over my head thon whlslle 10 the SlallOfl dog strap 00 a 45 and slJok my key clock over my sh.)IJlder At Ih,s early Junclure In the wal. the Sandy

Hook. NJ area was abuz 1'.111'1 slflknlg ships NaZI subs and rumors 01 enerry agents' danoes\lne tandlngs OUf jOb was to patrol the peflmete,s 0' Fort Hancock wiln Its enormous rdllway guns slanng sdently seaward

As I stan my palrol It IS bone-chilling cold and moonless To prO'le thaI' have walked my post. I hlIve to Iocaltl ,everal koy·poe.s and ,nsert my

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Saluting Top Recruits Any CGCVA member who

hapPens to be al Cape May Trallw1g Center for tne weekly Friday graduatons IS

welcome to Il'ese'" Ihe CGCVA·sponsorod Physical Fitness Award to Ine Winning recrwl. a certilicate and CGCVA watch This IS II

great way to get new Coastles familiar With fhe Coasl Guard's dIstingUished combal hlsl01)' and also with our ASSOClCllion

Since Ihe laSI 00 Log Issue. the lollowing lecruits havo received the CGCVA·sponsored PhysICal Fitness Award:

SA Daniel W, Davis (lIma 155) of Riverside, CA, WIll repon 10 Pon Securlly Unil 311, San Pedro, CA

SA Matlhew J, Keiper (Mike 155) 01 Harnsburg, PA, wil report 10 eGe MlInro,

Alameda.CA FA Christopher L. Zielinski (November 155)

of Pilt$burgh, PA, Will rf)port 10 eGe Pam/ico, New Orleans. LAo

SA Dustin L. Skinner (Oscar 155) of MobIle, Al, Will report 10 eGe Padre, Key West, FL.

SN Aiel J, Acevedo (papa 155) 01 San Juan, PR, WIll reporl to YN "A" School. Pelaluma, CA

SA Chad O. Vangundy (Quebec 155) of Omaha. NE. Will report to CG Slalion, Chalham, MA

SA Marcus P. Pugllello (Romeo 155) 01 Miami, Fl, Will repol1 10 CGe Hamllron, San Diego. CA

FN Jalon E. Taylor (Sierra 155) 01 Ctlicago, Il. Will Il,lport 10 CG Group Ohio Valley, louisville, KY.

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SN Timothy M. Wiegers fTAngo 155) 01 Springfield, MA, will repol1 to eGC P<l/:I! 50:1, Seanle, WA.

FA David B, Gooch (UnllOrm 155) a! Columbus, OH, Will report to eGe Kennebec. Portsmouth. VA

SN Kara A. Nusoiy (Victor 155) of Fresno. CA, wiU feporl 10 CG Slallon, Allanlle Clly, NJ.

FN Benjamin N. Allen (Xray 1551 of 51 lOUIS, MO, Will report 10 CG Group lower M'SSISSlppll. Memphis. TN

SA Gregory R. Purdy (Whiskey 155) 01 Albany. NY, will report 10 eGe eSCml:Jb" Boston. MA

Creed of the U S Coast Guardsman J am proud 10 be a Un'ted Slales Coasl

Guard$man I revere Ihallong line of e~ert seamen who, by

their devotton to duly and sacnflCe of selt. have made il possible lor me 10 be a member of a se,· vice honored and respected, in peace and In war, throughout the world

I 118'1&r, by w()fk or deed. Will bnng 'eproach upon the tair name ot my service, nor permit 01h­ers 10 do so unchallenged

I wili chaerlu:ly and willflgly Obey all lawlul o,ders

I will always be on time 10 relieve. and shall endeavor to do more, ralher Ihan less Ihan my share.

I will always be al my stalion. alert and attend· ing to my dulies.

I shall, so far as , am able. bong 10 my sentors solutIons, not problems.

I shall live Joyously, but Will always wllh due rega/d lor tha nghts al'ld prVlleges of a1hers.

I shall endeavor to be a model crtllen in lhe communtty in Which I li\'e

I shall seli IIle dearly to an enemy o! my coon·

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With God'5 help. I sM' endeavor 10 be one 01� HIS noblest '11.'01115 a United Slales CoaSt� Guard~man

Edit",·, NOle: TIw CrHdof eU.S. c.o." Gwtrd.trIMI� W.. ..,.;~ '" 1m by VAOAI HMry G. Ham.., (USCG� CcImnuJla.m. "JZ036}.�

The WWII Destroyer Escort fleet Recetved I' short I<8ne' Irom new CGCVA mem­�

ber Giorge Needham 01 BIoJo;om. VA."tlo asked� If Itle OD Log ~ad ever pubhshed InlOfTnatl()('l on� lhe 33 DE $ OC)8laled b'l the CQasl Guard dumg� \,/WlI Well GlIOfge. the answer 1$ yes, .evera'� limes in facl Rathel than anempl 10 fist the� ISSUl!$ and paqo5. II p!an on bnngIng eq:)feS of� all the 00 Log ISSueS I have to the Ael¥llOO in� K8f1lucky 116)1 OCtober Thai way. 8V8ry(fle: can� gel a chance to browse lhrough old ISSUes�

Let Your Name Live On For yellrs. the Coast Guard Combat Veterans ASSOCIation has been oper,lllf'y horn d"ylo­

da~' throllgh rho collection 01 dues and the contributions of our members, The tlmo has come ter uS'o be mOfe concemed abOlJllhe future Will you conSider naming lhe CGCVA In your Will' Any help In lne ferm 01 cash, S1OC~S, or Ille msurancl;I pollC''''~ Will nelp a~:'Iuro tho tuture ot lho CoilSI Guard Comoat Velerans Assoclalloo. II can be as easy as uSll'lg one 01 these sample torms of bequest

- (Whalever IS Iell ;lnar olher bequeslS have been grarled I "Allho rest, residue. and remalll­der 01 my estate, Il'Idudmg feal and personal propeny I give, devise and tleQl.Ie,lIh 10 Ihe Coast G ....,d ComDot Votor3ns AUOClaTion a CorpOfatlOO created under the laws of the Stale 01 OhIO Ioc:3ted at (gwe lhe CUllenl Oesl9nated AdmlfltSIl'811\'it Qr'ice or Headquarters addressl

- -I g~ dev158 arcl bequeaTh 10 lhe Coast Guard Combat VeTerans A$$ocI8IIOr'l. a COrporatIOn crealed under lhe laws 01 the Slate of OhiO, located at (9Ive the currenl oeslQn'llltd Aam"'~I'ohve

Ot'"1Ce or Headquarters address). .... of my eslate."

_ -t g....e deVIse ard bequeath 10 lhe Coasl Guard Conbat Vell:'ranS AsSOClahgn a COrpo'3TJ01 created under lhe 1a,,'S 01 the Slate of OhlO,locll.led al (give !he C\lrrenl oeSlQl'8ledAd!nll1rst'alrvl! Ofice or Headquarters address). Ihe sum of $ 'or the (Name a speclhc lund). Ihe pm· c!ple or wl'lICh stlaN remiUI .... perpeluny'

Please rerNtmber~ The CGCVA IS a Non·Prohl ASSOClalroo All dona'lons am la.. didllClLbkt

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Association News - Mail Buoy "Secretary" Class Cutters Honored

On 5epl 13. t999.lormer crewmembers Irom several 01 Ihe 327-1001 Secretary Class Coast Guard Cuners muslered at the CGC Taney In Baltimore Harbor lor a special ceremony. On lhal day, several plesan­lalions were made 10 tM Baltimore Mlililime Museum 10 Signify the conlrobullollS made by lhe verSllllo 327 Ileot over the years

CGCVA member HanK Rogers. president 01 Ihe USCGC Spencer ASSOCiation. and CGCVA Secretary- Treasurer Ed Bur,.;e presented the Shipwreck Trail Plaque to Mr Alan WaJden. Ihe Musoum's president

Ham.lton SUl'VIVors AssOClalion The presenlal'ons marked lhe opening 01 a

new exhIbit on T,mlJy's sister ships localoa along the publiC tour louIe in Taney's hroroom

passago. Ihe new exhibrl Will show­case Ihe servICe career at each of Iho 327"s. included will tlll a 327 SeclCtary Class Volerans register which will allow lormer clowmembols 10 sign In and record U,en remar,.;s. Hopefully. the register Will also result In locating prospecllve new members /01 the vanous 327 aSSOClahons and the CGCVA

Luckv Or Stupid (Or 80th?) I was pleasantry surprised whon I

p,."nrltli6ll "r I~. S/l'p..,.ck T,.,I r&ColI/ed my hrsl Quarterdeck Log p/MJu. 10 M,_ A~" w",ra",,,. p,••ra.nr of Lookmg through 11.10 and behold was rM a.!lI",..-. M",'III"'", M"",,,,, (,.n) b~

~o~,.CGCVA ~_. H."k _ Ed an al1,cle and pholo of one of myoid e",~. (r1ghl)

CGCVA member Tom Mullings, presidenl at tM USCGC Hamlltoo AssoclallOn. then presenled the museum -rhe lasl MisslOl1: a memorial

pillnting 01 the Hamr/lon. ThiS was lollowed by a preSenl1Ulon 01 a USCGC Hami/IOfl Memorial Plaque from Mr William A. Ogletree 01 the USCGC

(r.nJ M,. Pltul CO,It, /l1",1O".1I to< 1M a./lfmor. M",1Ir,,,,,,, Mu...,,,,. /loki. 1M S/llp..,«k T,.U pY,,'"fDltIO..) To'" M"lIi"rI' 01 ,,,. USCGC H",,,,i!lo" A",,,,,,,lltl.o" ",puh "'fI"" p,u.nri"g • H.",III"" ".In'1ng to P",uI C""It.

shipS. the USS Gen D E Aulrman II was my l;;ast dUly St;Jtlon bEllorEl leav­

Ing the servICe looking back at that lime I recall milny enJOY­

able expenences. IncllJdlng one of an IflCldenl Ihat took place on the Aul/man Perhaps some of Ihe shIp's other 10fffl81 cre.... membe,s Will remember II and ....flO the guy was

Dunng I/'IW1I. atler leaving Marsl1l110. France for lhe Panama Canal we were sailing somowhefll south of Ihe Azores whon a man Jumped or dove ovemo.lId around 0830 He was iOI1Unale thaI we could stop find piCk him out of Ihe ocean The story I gal was lhal he and some others workIng around tho Moss area gol 10 taJkmg aboul Ihe heal Woli. one Ihlng led 10 another and-a dare was made aboul gOing lor a SWIm The dare was accepted, he came topside. handed someone hiS billfold al the raIl and Jumped or dove ott the Side 01 the shrp

The ships PA sysfem opened WIth "Man over­board Ihls IS nOI a drill- and Ihe ship swung 10 starboard. When I got to the starboard side. sure enough. thoro was a man's head bobbing In the

r'!III!III!III!III!III~~:JI~!!!!!IIIII:=~~_~W:':t:O~'.-=N:,:,,:rheard what happened 10 lhe guy

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when he gal bac~ onboard bUI he was probobly A "Model" Coastle alaI coolel than tho resl of us. WIIUam C. MelAod PreVlOtis Issues of ltle OD Log have featured

some 01 CGCVA Member Anthony Kloska'li

AJWeLC.Qmmand A~

I noted In rho lasl OD Log an arhcle concemns Ihe CG 83527 and Its present use by Glfl SCOIIIS at Ihe Am.mean Patrol Boats Museum In Callforl'O<l

I thooghl the members might get a chuc(le Irom lhe lact lllal as an Ensign. I commanded 83527 tor 30 days If1 1946 when she was based III Tacoma. WA.

t had been placed .., command WIth the 13th O,slricl OlCpOC1ln9 me 10 lose my lank on 30 Jooe llM6 but I "''''s IllCOfTvnrsslOOe'd on 1 July and HQ lold the 131h They could nol have a commlS' soaned othcet cO'TlfTlanding an 83-lcoter Thus' lost m~ corrwnard and slbseql.08nt.'y became a sea/cit & re:ocue coo.drnlitor the.e 10' Iho nell1 four ygrs SlJII the artlde brou5Jhl back scme greal memooes of sortieS on Pugel Sound dunng those lew short Ciays CDR R.~ Ev..... (R"·l

More On Ellis Island CGCYA rNmber Louis E. Schindel read the

OD Log SIOOOI on Coasl Guard Training Genler Elks Isand and reports thai he 100 served there. In October 1941 as a recruit. He rtlumed 10lne ISland a lew years Igo. !lave an oral hoslOry ol hIS expen­El<1«lS and presenl­ed hIS dIary Irom mal e,a The history directory tnere has Ihe malenals and

beautiful. hand·crafted models 01 Coast Guard ,......•'~~~ t'"

1,_"• .... .,

CGCl'A ......_ .--,. KINb _. _ of "" _t CeM.I 0-11 __.. _ 110•••_., _~

Irtd¥l RI_ C"""ry ua...,. CU'tOfS and boIlS H~ Coast Guard as~

dtn'g WWII was to budd mode ~jPS 1011/I'f'loOg and now. fI'IO(e than 50 years liter hO's slJI alit

For lhe Coast Gu."d's 209th D1rtnday celebra­110'1. Kloska prOduced 10 dIsplay of s....e""l 01 hts models tor the Sebasllan. FL Couoly library

where countless people saw his hafldl. woli< and learned mole aboul our ServICe

Kloska IXJIkls hIS moael:s 11U8 10 specs I)fOvlded by Ille CoaSt Guaro and has often traveled aCIOSS the COUNry to see the .:11,111 cuner, he hiS bUIll mnrat",es 01 Over the years. he has made mOl'e than 120 wooden models 01 Coast Gua'd

LJL""" ~ /J5C(l(~,) on ~I vessels. many 01 whICh are dIsplayed at __., cac S_IIri '/Ir~l. me Coast GUlIJd Musell'n .... New London

"lsll,ng CGCVA memoors can ask 10

(__C(lCVA __r ..., 0D0ttJI CT. Most ollhe models are about 30 lIlCll­se8them.

LouIS is also InlereSled In formlllg a group of� plIO. EllIS Islano Coasties to expand the e.hibot­�ry regarding Ihe island's lise by the Coasl Gllard� I11OIer8S180, contact hm at 5211 Monroe Village.� Monl'Ofl Township NJ 08831 Ph. (732) 521­�

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as long and made 01 clea/ pine Wllh every slep done bv nand. II takes h,m aooul 100 hours Ie complele eacn model

Kloska only served aboard orle CUller. the cae Ingnam dlJ'1flg WW11. yel tor hIS medels he knows tho history 0' e.ch "'ILll and fS always proud to le!llt s story

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Association News - Mail Buoy LQfiA_N Reunion

On 9·12 Soptember 1999, 28 men representing the Coast Guard LORAN Construction and Operallons pefsomel who served the South PaClllc during wwn (1944-461. met at Palmer's Gulch Lodge in the Black Hills of South Dakota tor thie, 21st annual reunion. Hosted by CGCVA mem­ber Roger Kchm and his wite, Darlene, the groull ~wapped slo"es and reli~ed memories ot their assignments on the ttny atolls and Islands

The group represented Construcl10n Detachmenl'- 26, 80, t92, 203 and 21" Duty stations Include<:l11e HawaIian Chain (Kaua, and Nihas): Phoenix Island Chain (Canlon, Baker, Gardner and A\afu): Marshall and Gilbert Cham {Maluro ;)nd Makin); Guam. Uhthl. Palau, Marotal Iwo Jlma, Mananas, Philippines. Okinawa, and Japan (O'Shlma). Also anendlng were crewmen Irom lhe USSMenkar (AK-I23) which h!lndled miltarinl and equipment for the LORAN wOfk,

DUling WWII. the baSIC principles 01 LORAN were top secreI and there was always the possi· bllity 01 Japanese ollockS at Isolat8<l statIOns in

CGCV.. ...mwr. p''''cqM,lng I" u.. , ••r _"" ...I ..1J'IIon 01 C."..r ~ WWif P.c1tic JhH.1Of I.ORAN C_'n,.:r/on_ Op«Mi"". p".OIIner~!_:/r"m row II ,,, ,IJjm It')on.,,... lIo~' K.....m ."d So>bPom.,ov: IlaCt '010'(1 lor) C. I... 8oyhl,Do_ a.,.... _ltd Mom. I........�

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order to gam posseSSIOn of the equipment Its cont/ltnr.ion to AIl..,d ellorts W!IIS substanllol os It

was the I,rst all,weather navigational system and covered one-thud of the globe. ,nclud·

ing all major theaters 01 war. Manned primarily by Coast Guardsmen,

LORAN tolioNed lhe trend 01 Pacific warlare whiCh was mo~ing

loward the Phlllppmes and Japan, plO~llling se.....1Ce 10' the entlle Pacllic area In which com­bal operations were OOln9 pel­

lonned, Motls E, lewlt

Sea Burial Riles Few lormer seMce men and women are

aware they are entttied to burial at sea With lull mIlitary honals al no cost II you Opt for commll ment ta Davey Jones' Locker, you must have seIVed honorably In the mil~ary and rank doos not manel. Your dependents may also be eligible for bun..1at sea

Bunal at sea makes sense since military ceme· leries are nmnlng out 01 plots. A ceremony aboard ship is a solemn and movll19 one. camed out WltA great dignity Relattves must pay lor cremallOn costs and are nOI permitted to WItness the bUrial riles StilI. next ot kin Will be sont a penna,,!. shelt casf"OS from the salutary volley. a small chart showng the approximate slIe where the remains were committed. and a le"e' ot con­dolence Irom tile ship's convnandfng offICer

A raquest form lor burial at sea reqwos Info,· mation about the doceased, hlslhor branch ot se.....ice, discharge date, cause at death type ot religious tuneral ser~lce requested, Qnd a promise to delray aU costs 01 lfansportlllg the remains to a port 01 embarhMn.

Other documents required Include a death cer· lificate and venftcalfQf'l 01 a veteran's honolable dischar99

Full information may be obtained from the Veterans Admlnlslration 01 through any military hospital. Ask lor the Decedent Allalls Ollice.

C~ Donaldson. Nav~ Times

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CGe AJPXBndsr Hamilton� nle CGe Alexander Hamlilon was com­�

miSSioned March 4, 1937 and home· perted at Oakland. CA. Translefre<1 to "'011011<, VA In 1939, she made tour cruises as part of DestroyElI DIVISion 16 on Gr:md Banks palrol. She did weather slaMn patrol from Feb 1940 unlll May 1941... then was assigned 10 Commander Task Force 24.6.2. serv­mg a~ iii convoy escort ncar tho lnsh Coast In Jan 1942, She was then dl~­p,lll;t,ed to render assistance 10 the disabled Navy supplV ship, US5 Y,,~ofl. on tho North AlIanllc,

Whon lhe cflppled ship was local­ed. she was wallOWing In the high .....avos like II cork ,n the surf. The AlIanhc Ocean was veIY angry thai day with gale force Winds, !reeZlng temperatures. and Ice-covered Clecks 60th vessels we." IOSGod ,Hound lik~ toyS.::lnd after selleral lutile attemplS to send a 11M aboard the Yukon, CAPT A, G Hall 01 Ihe AleJllJnder Hilm,lfon made a courageous ded­Sian. Taking the helm. he maneullered the

HamiitOfl 1010 posltlOO where hiS stem would be under Ine bow of lhe YukOn, in order to pass a tow lioe Th,s was a mOSl penlous chOICe but onc th.:!t was successlul

On Jan 23rd, the Hamil/on staMd lhe long tourney loward Iceland. 650 miles away. with the USS Yu~on '1'1 lOw. Akm{j the way a dostroyer was dispatched to protect lhe CU119f and Its lOW

Irom marauding German U·boaTs As the slow· mOVll'lg proceSSjon plowed lhrough the North AtlantIC:, the deSlfoyer would hequenlly go lUll speed when sound conTact indicated U-boaTS nearby, dropping depth charges where the saunas onginaled.

With Iceland on lhe honzon, the lug Fnsky relielled the Hamil/on o! her burden, The destro,er continued on, protecting rhe cnppled ship and lhe tug. while the Hamilfon'lJ '70W

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Long Island Coasties A group 01 about 25·30 CGCVA membel5

known as The Long Island Coastles conhrlue to aC:lllely meel at locations in thaI part 01 New VorII Most recenlly. they Qat tOQether atlhe U,S Merchanl Manne Academy. Thanks 10 CGCVA member Jerry (Salty) WalSh lar lhe update. And, if anyOrle wants to be part of th'$ fUrl group canlaCI John Jonel at a06 Helena Slre(ll Wanlaugh, Long Islalld, NY 11793-1622

VSCG Missing Out Again As hard as we try, it continues to be dilllcu" to

gel1he Coast Guard Included OIl memo'ials and mOflUmenls saluting all the membel5 01 the lIrmed lorees. 01 courso, CGCVA m(lmoors halle

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made tremendous strides In getting the Coasl Guard recognized at their local VFW and American Legion posts. Sltl', lots of worl<. needs to be done. Recently.

CGCVA member Morris E. Lewis visited the Greenup County War Memonal on U.S 23 near Wurtland KY, only 10 see thaI once again. our proud service was not Included in a memorial "dedicated 10 those who gave Ihelr lives: LeWIS has wril1cn Ihe county twice 10 request why the Coast Guald Som.''''''tI .Hm. /0 IN mlul"tI

was not Included :"O:~~I.G~:''';:''~''::::7 KY....,� on Ihe memoual,� both times wllhoul a response.�

An Odd Little ShiR AI the 1998 CGCVA Reulllon In

Corpus Chost•• I met an old shlpmale, John Klingenllhip. and we enjoyed rem.msclng about our "odd 1I111e ship: .he USS Pol.

The Pol may be one of the most unusual ships manned by the Coast Guard dUring WWII It was 11 NOIWeglan whaling ship. specifically a killer boat used to harpooo whales and tow them back to the processing ves· sel. II was aboutlJO leetlon9. Sleam­powered. sOfTl(lwhal along the lllle of a large lrawler In profile. It had a high 10recaslle and an icebreaker bow

lorecastle deck was connected to the boat deck with an elevated calwalk.

The crews quar­ters and mess were in the forecastle. requiring the mess cook 10 bring the food forward 111 tureens. The ReN" lO'ffl,e (') ~"d CPCd Captain's quarters 8,,,g"""fi ••";mml"'JiMrty., and radio shack A~II. ~~

were enlered lrom the boat dock The bridge originally totally open, was on lop 01 the CapHIo'n's cablll and was tater closed In wllh a wood lIame and siding

The galley and mess lor ollicers. warrants and chiefs was below the boat deck al Ihe torvoard end of the deck house and acceSSible from Ihe main deck There were about a half aozen slale· rooms lor offICers. warranlS and chlels In the aller portion 01 the deck hovse. The clews head _ a single commode - was in the same alea There were no showers or 11I"1I10nes. Each crew fTI(lm­ber had a bUCket and made hoi .....atol by ,nJectlng live steam InlO It baSically a "ery spartan ship

The Pol (Norweg'an name as Inscrobed In the hlJII was Pol !V) was commls­slooed III Long Beach, CA In September or October 1942 The Na"y had aSSIgned II to the Coast Guard and LT Fran~

Mernam was the I"sl and ani,' capl8ln. One Nally ollicer ENS Kingsley, was aSSigned as XO. and 000 watches were stood by the XQ. warrants and chlofs The stOIJi goes thaI the Pol (and perhaps more shLps of the same deSign) ended up In the U.S Navy because rhe Norwegians rnlemed them­selves In the U S and leased

~T~i:' :::.,:....;,~': ~: P'::~ them to us diminIshing to a low freeboard aft The

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Association-News --Features Tho Pol wa!O armed by lhe Navy with two 20mm thell ship 10 prOVide them With a little money dur­

antl·alrcralt guns and Sl~ fOlI·off type depth Ing their Inlemshlp. charges_ It had no John Kilngensmlth prOVided some ot the delalls sonar The total lor lhls slory along wllh lh", photographs

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complemont of Iho ship was abollt 25 men. After comms· sionlng. the ship was to go to Alaska but. upon afrlving In Seallie with tremen· dous gnplng about the cold open bridge. the Coast Guard changed plans. The bridgo was subsequently closed r1 at Seanle and Ol,lr dllt.es kepI us In the 13th

District. towing targets out 01 Astoria. OR.� In 1943. the Pol was reassigned 10 Treasure�

Island ... S~n Franc.,co We left for AVila. CAwhlch had a lankel loading faCility and were assigned With three Navy 110·1001 sUOchaseis We WOJld palmi for four days wllh one of the Navy shps. then spend four days in port while Ihe other lwo patrolled. later that year we relumed to Treasure Island and the Pol w"s decommiSSIOned

So why was such a vessel put In servICe? As a subchas· er With only Sl~ depth charges and no sonar. we were more of a btuff. Still. I suppose we could have tned 10 ram a sub

AnOlher Pol crew member. Robert lorenzo. pro­Vided delalls as well. Thanks guys'

8y the way. we'd certaInly like 10 hear Irom any one else who may have selVed With us or on lhe PoI's sister sh.ps I can be re"chod 0.1 13008 47th Sltee!. los Alamos. NM B1544 Pt1 1505) 662·2706 E-mail: mntnmary@aolcom Cecil E. SInllh,m

~ome New Members A heany "welcome aboard!" to the follOWing

new CGCVA members, New member n~mes

are boldfaced and sponsors are In paren1tteses

SEPTEMBEEiJ.9.lt2: Ive- j. Anderson (Jonn Stamloro) Roberl H. Clink (8aker Heroert) lM Perry E. Freedland ('Waverly Hammond\: Warren J. Oeloul.e

~CROSSEO ~

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John H. Puekhaber� JOI"4Kl 5-12.95 eTe "nlcno-... ,�

Leonard P. Derleth� Jo"*' !>-S9S cm 12-319&�

William H. Herpel� Jooned &-1997 CTa 10-10.96�

Joromo E. Slattery� Jou,e•.fc 12.1·87 eTe 2-8.98�

Andrew J. Bodnar� Joined 4-1095 CTa 4-20.9$�

Lewis W. Geyer� JoIn&d. 2-1& 9] era 8-399�

If rt was asleep on the surface. My take is Ihat we were being kind 10 lhe Norwegians by leasing

bid you ~"""'7 :j• Two·rllords gt II.. "orld's eogplsnlls 11"''''"' In Ns'" .......,.� • ..Imondi ..........._1 01 tIM ,.KIII_Iy. · n,,,r, ... 33& dlmQI... on. r.gul"t1on gOI1 0.11.

(George Needham): lM Dean D. Riggs (Joe Kleinpeter); M.ilchell A. Perry (Baller Herbert). Paul H. Grlffm; MAlvin Ezer (Bill Wells!; George G. Sloan (EnniS Whrtaker): John T. Wilson. and lloyd R. Doboer {Paul Wheeler}

QC]Q8EA 1999 Frederick E. Kline (Don Zeiller). Nelson A. lee; Richard M. Ame. lEd Swilt).leroy C. Bowen, Jr. IP"ul Scotlil: Date O. Pedigo (Paul V,heelerj Vincent A. Grobbel (Joe

Kleinpeter): Conrado C. Cruz (Gerald Kaafsladl Carlton F. Spooner, Jr. (A.J Ay.zner). Karl H. Albrecht (Paul Wheeler): Russel N. Weeks (Joe KleInpeter): Douglas l. Altizer (Joe Kleonpeter); and Gregory G. Sariotls (Jack Campbell)

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Feature Article

Rescue On The Greenland Ice Cap Editor's Note' One 01 the most, dramatIC

episodes of WWIJ was that of a 8·t7 crac/(-up on the Greenland Ica Cap, the crew's almOSl frve month baN/iii for elllstence, and thOlr subsequent reSf:ue. Part of rhe rescue sfol}' Involved the cut· ter Northland of the GUJenland Patrol and two of me shlp's crew, LT John A. Pntcf!ard and RMlic Benjamin A Bottoms Part 01 the story below was prOVIded by Lt Harry E. Spencer. one o( Inti

SUrviVOrs. upon hIS return to New CastieAfT7IY A" Base, Wllmingfon, DE. AddItional Informarlon was obtained t/Irough the USCG HIstorian

Diverled from <I ferry miSSion on Nov 6, 1942, 8·17. No 42·5088, spent The next three days searching Ihe easT coast ot Greenland for a C·53, reponed misSing and overdue on Nov, 5th. Aboard as crew woro Lt. Monleverde. pilot, Ll Sperocer, co·pilot: Lt. O'Hara, navigator; Sgt TUCCiarone, engineer: Cpl. Howanh, radIO opera· tOl, and Sgl, Spina. They were unable 10 search the area nonh ot KJoge Bay due to overcast con­ditions and planned another anempt the follOWingd.,

Taking off lhe momlOg 01 Nov, 9, 1942, Ihe air, craft added three addihon· a1 personnel to aid in SpOT· ling the downed plane and assure maximum covel' age 01 lhe areli, The addl­hemal searchers Included Sgt's, Puryear and Best, both CryplO moo, and Pvt. Wedel, a passenger. They headed lor the Kloge Bay area and, as before, ran Into low c81hng and heavy log. They reversed course to sIan around Ihe weather, going up Ihe westerly fjord of KJoge Bay, certain they had ~~.s::;,'::z';;04~~"",,,":nR:.:.=.m:;;~:~~"" p<~,./

ample clearance between the aircraft and the Ice Cap Not so

As lho alfcraft beg~n a tum to lhe left, the left wing liP Slruck the snow The JOlt nghted the alf· craft and II slarled a tor....ard skIdding mOllon fOf about 200 yards co,nlng to rest on <In active glaCier. lIS nose lying over one crevasse <lnd Its tall over another

The plane was broken In hal! at Ihe radiO com' panlllent WITh about Iwo leet ot lIS 101t wing b,o, ken 011. The letl outboard englno was Jarred loose bUl strllm place. <lnd bolh len props gone. Both right props were m place but Ihe blade tiPS were curled There was no apparent damage 10 the nght engine or wing No ooe aboard suffeled serIOUS IflluTY III the crash For the ne~1 72 hours, everyone w()l1(ed 10 Ireallfllun6s InvenlO· ry pOSSible SOf\ll\/<l1 supplies <lnd creale shelter rn lhe downed aircraft Useful paris at lhe airplane were retneved and a dinghy r.:ldlo lransm,t1er and kite soot out a dlslress message on 500KC

Scouting The area on lhe third day, Lt. Spencer and L1 O'HMa were crossing a crevasse COv­ered With snow Spencer fell Ihrough, falling about 100·\50 teet O'Hara wenl tOI help and,

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.::--­lhelr IIYlng boots wl,h parachute sIlk. glVll"Ig their feel ample room

J ,. rOt blood circulation. Radio equlpmenl on Ihe plane

had been abandOlled SlflCe much was destroyed and Ihat which was IntaCI could 1'101 be removed /rom the mountings There was conSiderable coo­cern at using the eqUipment ... there lor lear 01 spar1(s 191'11111'19 the !CIO-octane luel sPilled trorn the bomb bay aml lell wing tanks.

On Iha 6th day, Cpl How1lr1h. Pvt. Wedel and Lt, Spencer attemptlld to use a liaison trans· mi"er On lhe 7th day, thSlr diS' lress message was PICked up by the Ice Cap Stahon rBW·8) and a regular contact sChodule was established, On the 100h day, a C·S4 d'oooed Fl8ld Aallons C and D. sleeping bags, medteal supplies and clothing over lIle

, _" crash slle, making the survivors "1 nelll 10 days much more com·

tortable On Nov. 28th, another supply

drop was made via C·S4 and, through radio COflt3Cl, the sur' vlvors were lold that motor sleds Irom lhe Ice Cap StatlOO were approaching Flares were Ined to provide location. al about rne

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same time, an airplane Irom lhe USS Northland tlew ovemead

tr John Prltclvl,lI. USCG, _Ie,....... IIh pt_ i. ,H<I;." .... """'. 0""" Nonftl¥H1. and landed on the Ice Cap aboot� Ifj. _"y <lo'IWn9 ....." "" 1IM1 /01 pt_,_ "'11":... , 'M ....",........n., .......� two miles norttl 01 the cleva~~eclG'Hnl.<>duC.p _n ".hi•..; /", mil•• r. ,elK"'''. 8·17.,,,.1•..,.•.

area, after conSiderable eHo" using a parachute har· Earlier that day, LT John A Pntcrard. USCG, ness Spencer was pulled 10 safety, At about the the aVlatlon ottice, aboard lhe NorthUlnd, hao same lime, O'Hara realized hiS leel were trozen volunteered to pilot the ship's J2F·4 Gruman so the ftlst look wamln9 Thoy all ,emOYQd thoir amphibian IJlane, USCG No. 1640. to the ~tmfld

tight leather dress shoes and tilled the space In ed "Flying Fortress' crew. The Nonh/and had

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belln driltlng on Ihe east side of Comanche Bay when a radio message alerted Ihe ship 01 the POSition of Ihe downed mrmen.

5hanng IT Prllchard's eagerness 10 volunleer for the rescue f1ighl was RadioTlan 1fc Benjamin Boltoms. who had lacently reported 10 the Nortff/and trom Coast Guard Air Stahon Sillem. MA

LT Pnlchard knew full .... ell th<'l dangoro of landing on the Ice Cap wllh ItS muttl' tude of deep fis· sures and crevass· es Though no one had evar before landed a plane suc· cessfully on the Greenland tee Cap, he was conf,danl that he could accomplish Ihe leal

~:.:'!:.~':',.,;7,..~:~~O::;:"::';rc;.:::./; ~~:::..o:-,;: =plane After 99nln9 ....r. ,ue.,.., IS lUy••n.r ,~, 8·17 e,.._ "" r... G,..nl lu th", Inlured men c.p. Ot~ IIJrvI"",.....lled """y !Iv. monrh. unrll rl,.w ,. '... aboard, Pritchard, e<Je<J dIM 10 t.... ,nt.nH _.r,.,., ,ondilion.. Bottoms and the

At 1020011 Nov 2tlth, LT Plilchard Dnd RM1/C

Bonoms were Jowered over Ihe Side of Ihe Nortrllilnd in thOlr plane and 1001< olf "om Ihe water. Picking up weak radiO Slgnals from Ihe crllshed plone. 8etroms was .. b19 10 give Pmchard exact beaflngs OIl liS locatlOll Afler lty­Ing aboul 30 mmutes over the desolate waste­land he sighted the wracked bomber. circled the survIVQrs. dropped a package of medicine aod Signalled that he was gOing 10 land

Regardless or Ihe repeated warnings signaled by the Anny Il,ers nO! to attempt the dangerous landing VI~h wheels down. Pnlchard set the plane dOVin on the 2.000-toOt I1lgh lee Cap Wllh· out mishap - a tirst in aviatlCt1 history. The wheels at Ihe plane. however. sunl< inlO the snow up to the pontoons - a problem he would later sol~e Ingeniously.

Laodlng miles fron the wreckage. Pnlchard

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undertook tho hazardous lo~mey 10 tho SUIV'vors alone. on loot, narrowly escaping lalling Inlo a deep fissure er route MeanWhile. Radioman Bottoms mainta"led radiO contact With the ship

Upon safely amv· Ing al the WIeck

Pritchard Informed the Army lIiers that hIS plane could OIlly r;:lko two ot th", sur· ~Ivors at a time Two injured men who could walk Wllh some assistance 591'$. Puryear and TuccialOne. .....ere selected and, With the aid of another 01 rhe dowred fliers. the group made the trek 10 Pritchard's

othtlr Army flier managed 10 force the plane's wheols up so that me pontoons would be used for lake·oll Careening sliding and bumpmg over the ICe, the Groman finally lilted olf sately and flew bacl< to the Norlh!and

Ofl the follOWing day. Pntchard and Bottoms olga," volunteered to resume the rescue mlssoon It ....as snowing when they took olf at 0915 on Nov 2911'1 but as on the prevIous day, they reached the site WithelU! incident. They were laid of an approachmg Storm and tool< 0" safely again. this lime With one $UMvor. Cpl Howaf1h Sooo thereatter the plane encountered a heavy storm and crashed onto the Ice Cap

Aller tile snow storm subSided, seorch PEHtlOS

hom Ihe nearest Army base and Irom lhe NorThland wera organized to hunt tor lhe lost J2F-4, A bomber Sighted and Identlhed the wreck WhiCh was partly bunod in Ina snOW One rescue pany pushed over the Ice Cap but could OIlly get

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as close as Sill miles to Ihe wrockage The bod· les of Pnlchard. Boltoms and Howarth were never recovered.

Both Pllichard and Boltoms were declared mlssln9 In action as of Nov 29. 1942. and declared presumed dead on Nov 30, , 943 For thclll heroism and eK!raordlnary achIevement in

More Iragedy ConSidering LI O'Hara's poor coodJtlOfl. a decision was made to take hIm out on Ihe remaining motor sled Ll Spencer. 5g1 Tetley and Pvt Wedellelt with Lt. O'Hara Of] Dec 7th, heading Oul across Ihe Ice Cap Alter only about two miles crossing some eight crevasses, Pvt Wedel fell Into a seenllngly bottomless

crevasse Alter an hour 01 calling fo! him withoul response. LI Spencer decaded 10 continue on

Traveling only about si~ more miles. but F--=v~"""'­-'~~ oul of tho crevassod a'ea, the neKt problem was the motor sled, whICh stalled aM

--:-. ~ ~-~"'~'''!' would nOI raSlan. A base camp was mace and the 1IHae men remained there lor nea,­

PSY ..",11.,,,, I~ ""e 1I'., ....nl ....llf re.cW<lIhrHoIl".A,,,,y II"" Iy two m()l1ths. ThroughOUI thiS pellod of ."., ny.,.1 ",,,,,rll, ",.,oo~ "" r". G_landl<'e c.p. reg,Hd to thiS rescue miSSion both wore posthu­mously awa,ded Ihe DIstinguIshed Flylr1g Cross.

lror1lcally, Pntchald had complotod another dra­matic lescue only days beforo his denlh. On Nov. 23, 1942, he had led a rescue party from the Northland sav,ng Ihree members ot the Royal Canadian All Force, The men had 00911 slland· ed OIl the Greenland Ice Cap lor 13 days. For Ih,s effort. he was posthumously awarded the Navy and Manne Corps Medal

Getllng back 10 the B-' 7 survrvors. mOlor sleds arrived at the crash Sito at 0130 on Nov. 291h. manned by U Demorosl and S9l. Tetley. Upon ardval. the hopetul rescuers prOVided Ilrst aid t,eatment to It O'Hara and oUlers, Ihen began planning thOlr way off the Ice Cap. By Ihe Itme Pnlchard had arrived, log began moving in Irom KJOge Bay Lt Demorosl approach&O the plane on hiS motor Sled bUI the welghl was too great and II leU Into a crevasse It was apparenl that he could nOI be saved Without additional help $0

Cpt. Howarth volunteeled to go to the plane and 'oquest additional men and equipment from thc Northland By lhe lime he got to Ihe 3lfcraft the doose log etimmated any further operallons and he took ott wllh Pritchard and 801l0ms. crashing only 10 minutes later, Four men had now dlSd. three of lhem rescuers.

Intense weathe', B.' 1's WOuld conllnue to

drop 100<1. clothIng and medical supplies unlll a safe rescue attempl could be made.

Finally, on Feb 5. 1943. a PBY landed and was able to extract the Ihree men. Later Lt. Monleverde, Sgl SPina and Sgl Best were res· cued, aller spel1ding 148 days on the Ice Cap

5".... "I l~ B·rr c,ew ",.",1»......." c,...Md " .. "'" GfflMl-"fi ree C.p in N<w.",I», 11HZ. /S.et ,,, .... l I" "I Nl/y/fJ-I", Willi.m F. O'H"." Pik>l A"".n<t t. Iof"m.......... c:...pllal H.,'Y E ~nc.,. /K"..lIrog. t '" R) A/hertCH' , Tucci.,,,,,,,; t"rwr E. _."11; .nll P.iH J, Spin.

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Association & Veterans Affairs News VA Insyrance Hoax On The Interne!

CGCVA Mombers take note... a message on the Intemel has caused some contusion among veterans who have VA IflSUr3nce poliCies False ,ntormallOn about Insurance dlvlC1ends appear penodlcally through many torms ot communlca· Tion and now miSinformation IS being passed along on the Internet.

These announcements declare thaI Congress has recently passed a bill which entitles veterans and serv..::e persons to a dividend based upon thelf pnor years of service, and are part of a ,ecUtTIng problem ot misinformatIOn thaI dates back 10 1965. Untonun;:l1ely, thIS mlSlnformallon unnecessanly raises the e~peoctatlons of veter· ans and service personnel

The dividend "hoax' had its origms In a special dIVidend that the Depl. of Velelans Affairs (VA), then known as the Veterans Admlnlstralllon, did pay 10 WWII veterans who had Nallonal Service life Insurance poliCies Approximately 52 7 bil­lion was paid in 1950 10 over 16 miliioo ot these vetelans under the "t948 speCial diVidend." There has been no leglslallon since that lime authorizing any "special" diVidends.

The VA continues to pay routme dovldends OIl several polley senes, but only 10 those veterans who have kept the" policies in force. These veterans receive their diVIdends automatically on the anniversary dale of their individual polK:y and lhey do not have to apply.

If you have any Questions on Ihis sub­leel. cotact your local VA Regional Office or call Ihe VA's toll-Iree number, 1-800-827·1000.

Frencl'ly CGCV'" Se<vic. Ollie...

.l.!. S, Korea 2QQQ fQundation Inc In preparallon tor the 50th anniversary com­

rnemorallOlls of the Korean War, veterans of that

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conUict are encouraged 10 register With the U,S. Korea 2000 Foundatoon, Inc According [0 VA statistICS, less than 20% of Korean War velerans belong to a national organization such as AMVETS, Amencan Legion DAV Of VFW The Foundallon hopes to locate the rema,ning 80·. and not~y them 01 the national arK! ,nternallonal evenlS that Will marX the anmversaries 2000· 2003. II you were on aClive dUly between June 25, 1950 and July 27, t953. please contactlhe Foundation at 4600 Duke Street. SUite 416 Ale~andria. VA 22304·2517 Fall: (703) 684. 0193 E·ma,1 USKorea2K@aol.com InclUde you, full name, complete maIling addleSs, phone numbel, taJl numbers and e·mall add,ess, Also include your dates of military service In Korea and Ihe branch of servICe and the unil{s) you served wllh Immediate tamily members 01 deceased Korean War veterans are strongly encouraged to partiCipate also. Frltochy

ROA Korean War Features The Reserve Officers AssoclatlOll IS soliCiting phOlographs aOO sto·

fles from Korean War veterans for fulure editIons ot theIr mag­a~lne, The Ol/reer They may be able to le~erage efforts to promote I&ea sefVIce com, memoratlons Any CGCVA members who Wish 10 partlCi· pate should contact Carol A.

Kelly, ROA SpeCial PrOjects Officer, t699 Vaquera Place,

Cincinnati, OH 45255 or call the ROA at 1·8oo·809·g448

Upcoming Korean War commemolatlVe e~ents Include NatIOnal MemOrial Day Concert on May 29, 2000 on the West lawn of the Capllol, Washington, DC and the Memonal Oay Breakfast & Wreath Laymg on May 3D, 2000 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington. VA For a complete list ot commemoratIVe Korean War events. conlact LT Thomas Farrell, USCGR, at (703l 602·226t

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Association News and In mosl cases ,t will mean more that any� medals they could hovo boon awarded or were� awarded. Two lillie words that mean a 101..� "Thank You: FaIlle. o.nl. Edward O'Brlen, USMC�

Greenlpnd patrol Honored "The longest continuous operallon of military

forces of the United Slates dUring World War Two' was lormally recognized recenlly

A sunny. cnsp day 10 late September was almost perlect for the outdool ded· Icallon ceremony oj the new Greenland Palrol Monument al the Coasl Guard Academy in New London. CT. Assistant

Superintendent CAPT Thomas C Paal welcomed Iho guests. many 01 whom had rolled In on a convoy ot busses Atter lhe poshng of colors. National Anthem and Pledge 01 Allegiance. the TIN GrHflI.f/d P.lrol "O~l",..nr

....c_~.Greenland Patrol Monumenl was dedicated. blessed and a wreath la'd by it Sile of this monument IS near the recently oodlCated monument to the WWII APA Ileet ana SM IIc Dougla~ Munro. on Bertholf Plaza Speakers 1I)(:luded Greenland Palrol leader John Stamford who spoke for the USS Muskegel, USS Narsek. USS Northland. and USS £SCllnllba; Richa.rd Swanson who spoke for the Navy's armed guard, USCG sailors. U S. Mantlme sailors. and US, and Danish clVlians (all lost With the USAfDorchestsl'j; and Tom Pyle who spool.e for the soldIers who perished to

Greenland and wilh the Dorchesrer

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The dedicatioo ceremony's main speaker was SIOCln W,lson who served on two ships 01 the Greenl,lnd Palrol, lhe Tampll as a junior offICer and lalar as CO 01 lhe USS Nogak Shipmates recounted mElmories ranging from hero'sm arld sacroflce 01 Greenland Patrol sailors 10 siTlply the dally ·walching and wall,ng" patrol duties, Ph~ Healey, who almost s'ngle·hand~dly has

bUill tho New Hampsh,re contlngenl of the CGCVA IOtO a hlghfy active body, led a delegallOn

Of Granl1e Srilltlrs 10 the cere· many Walter AndElrson. Bob Gaulhier all(! Michael Glenn represenled thEl eras 01 WWII. I·hut; and V,etrlilm respecuvely. FollO....lng the ceremooy. everyone enjoyed lunch ot the Academy's Officers' Club.

CGCVA members Vl51110g the New london area can now lake in another landmark beSIdes the CG Museum. Academy Chapel. Hopley Yeaton tomb, and eGC Eagle . Ihe Greenland Palrot Monumertl. Michael J. Glenn, III

Fjndlng "Treasures" CGCVA life member Joe

.1 II•• e.,...1 Gu.,' Barnell repons he was gOIng Ihrough 50mll of hiS mother's

"treasures" recenlly when he came upon a church service program dOlled Oct 18,1942. II was Irom the Manahaltan Beach Coast Guard Tr"irl;ng Slation. NY and Barnell h.'ld mailed it 10 hiS malher wilh hiS fllst lener Irom boot camp UnfOl1unalely, the Cood'1loo of the program does not allow for its reproducl,cn In lhe OD Log 50 it Will be given 10 the CG H,slonan

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Association News - Features Coast Guard Person of the Year (cant) cle.....men tlOm the FN NOW/Ina. In recognition, Ihe CO,lst Guard awarded Ove'hol! the D,sllngu,shed FlYing C.oss,

On th'S day, however, Ovemolt was being rec­ognlZe<! by the CGCVA as our Coasl Gua'd Pelson of the Year fOI 1999. In loken of hiS ~elecllon CGCVA Nail VP Jack Campbell pre­sented Overholl With an engraved walnut plaquo, ,. .'... ~

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(AbO••) Ed 8v'-.. J.d C''''p6I'l!, AD" loy, AUO J<J/In o_n'HI, .nd Jot>n. p.~nl~. WiljU", .nd J.n.l ~hclr.

IR'~I>t) floe Com~nd_nl t.o~... ' ",Inll'" 10 c/'.l ../In Aur3 o f>oIr roilDwfn~ II>e pr•••nl_IiDn DI"'. CGCVA e....' G.,.,d "-"on DI fN y... , ....'d

Headquarters and could not be acc:omphshed ..... ,tnoul the assistance of Ihe Medals & Awards staff, Ihe Commandant s fronl office slaff. and, ot course, the Public Aff,lIrs' Community Relations and Visual Imagery staffs. Thanks to all who pal' liclpated In a wOl1derful ceremony.

The next CGCVA ,lWard Will be presenled atlha closing d,nner al our blBnnlal ConventIOn In CovlO9ton. Kentucky In Ocfobol 2000.

kG Honor Guard Showcased New CGCVA member Robert Macleod took a

very proactive slep to get conslde,able publll; el(posure for the Coast Guard recently, some· thing that olher CGCVA membe.s might consider trying

On Nov. 51h, the Metrol,t'la. NC Vietnam Veterans ASSOCIation and Macleod .....ere proud hosts of lhe Coast Guatd S PreSidential Color Guard from Washington, DC The detail present·

ed colOIS at the Charlotte, NC VeterallS Parade, follow­Ing the Grand Marshall. Mr Robert Armstrong a highly decorated Vietnam veteran,

Atter a brief rest. Ihe squad presented colors at the awald,wlnrllng thealrtCal p.oductlon of -T.acers: They also were Involved III a Masslllg of the Colors al Ihe NFL game 'II Elflcson Stadium, witnessed b)1

78.000 In attendance and a large TV aud,ence

To obtain the S~lCes 01 the CG HanOI Gua.d, a

sponsor may be reqUired one willing 10 pay cer· ta'" t,avel accomodatlon costs. Fa, more Infor­mation, contact the CG CommUfmy Relations Office at CO Headquarters at (202) 267·0934

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Whirs That Beeping Noise.1 About a yeal 01 so back. some Boeing employ· ees 011 the airfield decided to steal a hfe ralt from Quick Thinking Offic~r

one 01 the 747's. They were successful in get· A Coast Guard oHlcer repor1ec! her car as stolen ling II out of the plane and t'ome Wt",en they and mell1loned II had a car phone In II The rook it for a 110&1 on the nver. however. they were pol~eman taking her reporl called tho phone and surprised by a Coast guard helicopter coming laid the guy rhat answered thaI he had mao hiS roward Ihem II turned oul that the helo was ad In the newspaper and wanted to buy rhe car homing 'n on rho emGrgency locator (EPIRB) They arrangad a meellng place and rhe guy was that was actlvaled when the 'alt was inflataO. arrested

[ CGCVA Small Stores The lollowlng CGCVA Itams ara now ayallable Send oroors 10 Baker Herter1 at 8886 fJ Leroy

Road. P,O. Bo... 544. Westliel:l Center. OH 44251-0544 or call (330) 867·5539, la... 1330) 867·5639 E·ma,1 USCGW64@::lolcom. Please make checks payable 10 CGCVA

MSE.BA!J.....CAf: blua/black, gold·lettered "Coast Guard Con"bat Veterans ASSOCiation: With CGCVA logo. one size IIts all, plalo Visor S II 00t'!!. Baseball Cap; same as above b~t white ,. S11,00

CG..GARRISON CAP: 8....NI!C~ fore 'n aft CGCVA

Logo. while lette/ed " 'Coast Guard Combat Veterans Assoclahon: Must slate s,ze. $25.00

CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS. Pick Irom' 327' Secrelary CI.l5.o;; 255' Owasco Class: 311' Casco Class 378' Hamrlton Class (each w"h ship imprinted on Iront and list of cullers in class With commissioning & decommlsslOOing dates on back); CGC Eagle: CGC Mackinaw; 44'er breaking rhrougn suri. CO Av>allon with vlllno....S !ufC:f3h; CGe Gallat,n; CG --:

Insl<;1\,a; Commemorat,on of CG SPARS: Sandy USCG CI"i"..... OtllMl>.nr Hook lighthouse. 15t cullet Bear: 200th AnnIVersary 01 USCG. Anny: Navy. Atr Forca. Manne Corps $1250 each (shipped ,n displeay box)

CGC\IA EMBROIDEREP LOGO 4' 2·lnch CGCVA logo.54.00 . ·rnch ..$5.00

B.MiS. US.. USCG, and CGCVA, 10· With stand, .$tOOO

BfXM; ..,.". C"..' G....,d a2QK, hardback. "The Coast Guard At Wa/. Vlelnam t965·1975- by A!eK AI W•• VIot/".", ,H,J­ Lamlere sem book ratt! ...$25.00 (SpecIal Reducod Plica)t975­

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41 Utility Boat YIETNAM pATCHES pICk Irom Squadron One,

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HUOLEpOINT KITS, counted ClOSS stitch, USCCG BRrquo Eagle, 12' x T 378' Cullol; 16' x 13" 180' Buoy Tendel, 8' x 13" S20 00 each

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tlUMPER STICKER. CGCVA ...$2.00 each Of 3 tor $5.00

C.QASJ GUARD VIETNAM LAf.U PJ.N ... $10.oo

~ "No Pan In A Storm" by Bob MacAlinden True stories 01 IIgtllshlp crews In U.S. and abroad Details good. bad and horrors 01 lightship duty. 145 pages VJl!h many pho­�

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~ "The Story Of The U S Coasl Guard"' by Eugene Aachlts PUblIshed In 1961. 3 copies ,w31lable Chlonologlcal history at USCG. 176 pages with phOIOS, Books are rare. used and in 9000 condltion",522,50

800_. -USCG _ A.....y. R.Ad-J­6.O.Q.lS.. "Daughter Of The U S. Coast Guard" by

Boo~. -D.",,~I"" 0' TM Betty Ba~ter Adventuros of a young lady..522 50. C...... G_·

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Il.Q.Q.K. 'USCG - Always Aeady." 1987 book by Hans Hal!>erSladl Chronicles Coast Gua,d history and maJo, events $22.50. (One in stock)

e.QQK. "Aivenne - PlC10llal Hlslory ot the Brown Water War In Vielnam." 1985 book by Jim Mesko $20,00, (Elghl In slOCk)

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CGCVA Small Stores

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MQQa 30·1001 Rescue Boat, length 75" scale '.4" " ,', balslH;lack bUill, $30 00

MQ.D~ 36-1001 MOlor life Boat, length 90', scale 1/4" .. ,', balsa-stack bUill, $30.00

USCGC M"""' ..~ woootHIt _ tit fAICH BOOKS Pick

trom Volume t·A (White Cuttsrs) JII-I"", Pirh' 80-1 W<><>oHII mod-' ~II . S'~.50; VOlume I·B (BI<tck�

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are and '6'/00' "''''or 11M e"M .."",,~n

WATER COLOR' IS" )(3IHool Re.cu. 8","1 woD<1<tn modf! ~II

24",� COSS! Guard in Desert SIOlm. $20.00

W ATE R .c..o.L..QB.; USCGC Mackinaw in the Grea. lakes $2000

W A I E R ~ COlts! Guard Stallon & LI\~hthouse

Presque Isle Slale Park $2000

"NEW" CGCYA I-SHIRT, Slles large and X,large 510.00

(The above pnces Include hrSI class mailing With the excep­lion of the Christmas Tree Ornaments Which require special packing)

IThe Quarterdeck Log 2S� VoL 14, No. 3 1

CGCVA Auxiliary News --- ~-------

Grcel1l1gs all and commemorallons to see my lather man;t1 or I was ask:ed to pen a short article tor thiS Issue play some actIVO ,ole I got used to ., and II had

Since I VB been Involved In sevOlll1 CGCVA actIV­ a 101 to do wrth my decision to volunteer for Ihe ~Ies lately Usually I leave the writing stut! to my usa dUring the Vielnam War. hl'hby but here goes As the USC "cookIe 9"" I spok~ Vllih

I Itf! bee<1 able to accompany my hus­ veterans, current servICe members and >""-&,�bimd over the years to many Coast a lot at now recrUlls at lhe induction!,o ~~

Gaurd events (and alsO to those In center In Cleveland I was proud 10 ~

which the CGCVA ptayed a s'gnlhcanl helpIng tho cause In some W<lY and vol­rolCI lhope Ihat conllnues, ellen after "1I".,,,jO,.~ unteered alief 500 hou's "11th lhe usa Ed relHeS. because these patrlot'c I suppose I was destlr'lEld to marry a events commemorations and memOfla! services military man bUll don', regret I! 101 a minute I've are things I was woaned on 'raveled everywhere and been able 10 conl!nut'

My lather, a WWIl lIeteran (and yes, r\le heard 10 be pan or Ihat nch. palnotK: hte I enloyO:l as a tho same war stones "'11e and t,me again). jomed child. Likewise. I was lremenc:lously proud 10 selloral veterans organizatiOnS aher returning to allend the recenl CGCVA CG Person 01 the Year the Mates atter WWU. Throughout my childhood award ceremony and Ihe Tampa MemOIl~1

ye,us. my brother and I were tilken to parades Serv~e on Veterans' Day Thanks' M;>r~ Swill

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Coast Guard Combat Veterans Auxiliary

Membership Application

Name L.~' .""1 Ifill Date _

Address -'~"~=o=",c.,~c_=C----~"'r,--------'.c.c..------",=~=~=.---

Eliglb,lity W Ie H_".""U O.u~hr.. So~ Olho<-hpl.... Sponsors Name···.---------­

Amount of Membership Dues enclosed: $ Oues:$10.00 Ellery 2 Years Make Checks Payable to:CGCVA AUX

Nancy Burtle, SecretaryfTreasurer 17728 Stnley Orin,

-r"".,..-..,_ Ashton. MD 20861-9763

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CO","I Cu...-d COlllbat Veteran" Aa-.....tion� SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION�

Pie••• , ••ct befor• .,om.pl.,tinr .ppUC.UOD: Limited to Studcnts 23 years of llgr Ill' you niter. This Application must lx: accomponied with Ihc fullowinR: Minimum of TWIl (.!I Hcfert'nce leiters. (Teacher, Paslor, La"''Yer, ctc.) Copy of OPA. Applicant must have a 2.75 f1veragc, fumbh personal history in own woros, and statcme.nt (rom their sponsor. MUST

1)1' a relat1\'(· or tbe SJX}!\SUI ISOIl, Daughter, Gmmlson or Orand oallgh'.. rl flf" member in good standing. and shall be' a s«ond year student ofajunior college- or $I lhmj .\'ear Studl:nt of fI four·year collt'ge. Must show nnand;!1 need. STUDENT'S NAIlE:

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S.onal s.-rurilY --- ::-:;;::--;c=,ThiS hr!'rby allthorizes th(" CGCVA to v("nry records rrom the applicahle Institutions, imd/or all other sources deemed necessary by the CGCVA.

SPONSOR'S NAME: Applicants SIgnature &. Datr

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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (Please Print Clcnrly)

Personal Data

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Do you bave lwo(2) Rellidenct'll? 0 Yes 0 No If Yell. furn.ish the following infonnalion: (Thill is for the Quarterdeck Log mailings)

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or," m]JY (If II lJlJ·~I~: or, n ropy or" 111)·~15: or. <I ':UPY of NAVI('(;·r,:;:I: or n CUllY of yO'lr 1I111N of awnrtl~, or 3 ct>PY uf dCIml1 nth{'r ·OrrICIlll" t!or.um{'nl thaI "t"lP~ your l,arIIC11':ltIOn III 0' yuur tlimel l$uPIP<)rl of It mmbnl ".tultlH)OI. You mllY f"rlh"r gf'1 ;I IX'rt,f",,1 "U'lJ'ml1l1l front It forml1r ~hltJmltll' who.~"

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RankIHate: Present 0 @ lhllcharge 0 @Retirement 0 _

Duelll: $25.00 "'or 2 Yean. Amount of Membership Duell Enclo~d: I Make Check/M.O. Pa;rab1e To: CGCOMV~wrs

_____________ Date:Signltture:

Send To:� E. P. "EO" Burke, LM, N81ionnl Set-.etary I77ZI1 Striley Drive, Ashton, M0 20561.9763 Tel: Msg, or Fal (301)670-666~

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