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The plaque's inscription reads: "Dedicated this 6th day of June, , to the members of the United States Coast Guard who participated in the initial invasion of Normandy, especially to those who gave their lives here, and to all United States Coast Guard forces who served worldwide on land, sea and air during WWII. The nations of the world shall long remember Normandy; the United States armed forces, their allies and the cost of freedom at this place.
The Coast Guardsmen aboard were:. The other victims included LT Pasquale P. Each year from Memorial Day to Independence Day, our nation remembers its heritage and military heroes with ceremonies and celebrations. In addition, monuments from coast to coast testify to Americans' heroic but often forgotten deeds.
Unfortunately, some of these monuments are also forgotten. There, in the Alaskan wilderness, was a unique concrete memorial - five massive sculpted upright concrete slabs honoring each branch of our Armed Forces. In addition to contacting every district's public affairs office, we asked you, our readers, to submit USCG monuments from your local area - from your hometown village squares, cemeteries and local Coast Guard units. I found that "ask and you shall receive" was an understatement as I compiled a list of over 50 Coast Guard monuments.
Even though our reader response was outstanding, I know there are probably more Coast Guard monuments out there that were not submitted or that we do not know about. Nevertheless, because I didn't want to cram all 50 plus monuments into a few pages with tiny photos, I decided to publish this special monuments feature over two issues. Next month, we'll include the rest of the monument submissions.
Newburyport is the birthplace of the Coast Guard. The first Revenue Cutter Massachusetts was launched upriver at MacKay Shipyard, not far from where this monument stands on the waterfront behind the maritime museum. McGoldrick Hampton, N. He was selected by George Washington to command the first U.
Revenue Cutter Massachusetts. A plaque placed at the Plymouth harbor by the Borough of Plymouth says: This tablet was erected by the Plymouth Borough Council to commemorate the arrival on the 31st day of May of the American Seaplane NC-4, in Plymouth Sound, on the completion of the first transatlantic flight, and the reception by the mayor of Plymouth of the Commander Pilots and crew on their landing at the Barbican.
So what does this have to do with the Coast Guard? Among the six-man crew making the first transatlantic flight was LT Elmer F. ENS H. Scituate, Mass. All aboard perished. The crash site went unmarked until when someone piled rocks there as a memorial. Local resident Norman Cote noticed the rock memorial and persuaded local officials to establish a permanent monument.
And so, 50 years after the tragedy, a monument was constructed at the crash site. A 50th anniversary memorial service and monument dedication [was scheduled for Saturday, July 6, Wayland, Mass. Last year, this monument made the front page of the N. Daily News around Memorial Day. Bayside, N.
Early in the war, the threat of sabotage and enemy subversive action was strong. Something had to be done. Following implementation of the White-Jenks plan in , more than a thousand volunteers performed security functions on the docks, wharves and waterfront in support of the war effort.
The largest port security force in the U. White is mentioned in Malcolm Willoughby's The U.
White died Nov. My father, Brig. Richard Stinson, is rector of the chapel and is shown in the photo at left. Douglas A. Also, Coast Guardsmen who served in World War II are remembered on the plaza outside the physical fitness complex with a replica of the monument in New York's Battery Park see above left. Also at Cape May, one can find the ship's bell from the decommissioned CGC Cherokee , located in front of the base administration building. This bell was obtained recently and replaced a U. Lighthouse Service bell. Patrol frigates were well-armed, with three three-inch caliber deck guns, two twin mm Bofors and eight single mm Oerlikons for AA screen.
ASW weapons included a Hedgehog mortar, eight depth charge throwers, two depth charge racks aft and a ram bow. Typical wartime crew size totalled about Not one of them was lost during the war, attesting to the seamanship skills, leadership and combat readiness of the Coast Guard officers and men who sailed in them.
In addition to the one shown here yes, that's me pointing to the USS Orange [PF], which I served aboard as a Watertender Fireman in , there are two other monuments to the patrol frigates dedicated by the Patrol Frigate Reunion Association - one at Alameda, Calif. Navy Memorial, located on Pennsylvania Avenue below in our nation's capital. The by inch relief right shows the Coast Guard doing what it does best - making rescues at sea of civilian sailors and recreational boaters in distress.
This bronze relief was sponsored by past and present members of the Coast Guard, with contributions from the Chief Petty Officers Association and other private donors. It has become a major attraction for locals and visitors alike.
The names, hometowns and other pertinent information of the seven Coast Guardsman are listed according to date of casualty. The memorial was used as a backdrop for the Chief Petty Officers 75th birthday salute in the August Reservist inset. It stands 35 feet tall and is 30 feet long, and was sculpted in aluminum by Ernest Begni del Piatta. It consists of seven sea gulls in flight above the crest of a wave and stands on a green granite base. Under an Act of Congress passed on Feb. A Joint Resolution approved June 26, , authorized the erection on public grounds in the city of Washington, D.
The Report of the 68th Congress stated that "this memorial is intended as a monument to our national life on the sea and to be affectionately dedicated to the thousands of Americans who have gone down in the sea whose destiny is so closely linked with our naval and maritime services Bethesda, Md. It stands feet high and was dedicated May 23, as a tribute to the Coast Guardsmen who lost their lives in World War I. The foundation and pyramid are suggestive of rocks standing in the sea along the coast, or marks of danger to navigation and represent the service ideals of steadfastness and endurance.
The front of the monument has the USCG emblem on it and a sea gull, symbolic of the Coast Guard's watchful untiring spirit. The names of those in the Coast Guard who lost their lives in World War I are inscribed on the monument. All on board were lost. The architect was George Howe and the sculptor was Gaston Lachaise. Only two survived the blast, while , including Coast Guardsmen, were lost.
The Serpens Monument in Section 34 at Arlington is octagon-shaped and has inscribed upon it an alphabetical listing of the deceased servicemen's names, rank and branch of service. It marks the second largest mass grave at Arlington. At the monument dedication Nov.
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Waesche, Commandant from His wife, Agnes R. Waesche, is buried alongside him. Cowart, who served as the last Coast Guard Chief Engineer from and was laid to rest March 14, His headstone says: "Coast Guard For'er. Hull, , is also buried at Arlington alongside his wife, Althea B. There are many other Coast Guardsmen buried at Arlington, which is currently compiling data on numbers of service members interred there from each branch of the military.
Part I depicted Coast Guard monuments primarily located in the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.