Article: Coast Guard snapshot from 1943.(Out of the history books)

Article: Coast Guard out of the history books: ...
Coast Guard Magazine;  February 1, 2006 ;     592 words ... ... Service was to locate and radio reports of icebergs in the North Atlantic shipping lanes to merchant ships in the area. Today, Coast Guard aircraft provide this service. Information from the Enlisted-Professional Military Education Study Guide, Requirement ...

Article: Coast Guard coke bust is one for history ...
National Fisherman;  August 1, 2001 ;     653 words ... ... later, on May 3, a U.S. Navy ship, working with the authorization of Belize officials, intercepted the Svesda Maru. A Coast Guard crew then boarded the vessel and later reported "strange unexplained discrepancies in below-deck spaces." After five ...

Article: Out of the history books Marvin Perrett, 81, World ...
Coast Guard Magazine;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Perrett, who as a teenager in the Coast Guard drove troops ashore during World ... the recruiter steered him to the Coast Guard. By nightfall, he had enlisted. Widely known for wearing a replica Coast Guard combat uniform to tell his war ...

Article: USCG mascots.(Out of the history books)
Coast Guard Magazine;  June 1, 2006 ;     460 words ... ... infestations and providing companionship, Coast Guard crews followed this ancient custom ... out on patrols or rescues. All Coast Guard mascots have served with courage ... Information and photos provided by the Coast Guard Historian, CG-0922

Article: Korean War heroes not always in history books
Philadelphia Tribune, The;  February 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Fans of the book and television miniseries "Roots" may find it interesting that in 1952, the Coast Guard leadership recognized World War II Coast Guard Steward Alex P. Haley for his unique writing talent and awarded him with the rating of journalist ...

Article: Ensign Duke plays a hunch rumrunners beware.(Out of the ...
Coast Guard Magazine;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... behind a well-lit liner in quarantine and proceeding rather uncertainly up the Narrows. Duke, a two-year veteran in the Coast Guard, was suspicious. It was the night before a holiday and a prime time to lay in fresh "off the boat" party gin. The ensign ...

Article: Ferry makes trip across Lake Michigan a breeze; Business travel ...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  June 2, 2004 ;     515 words ... ... This is history," said Stan Veranek, a farmer from Watertown, Wis., who is also a retired Coast Guard member. "You'll be in the history books, because you'll be part of the very first high-speed ferry across Lake Michigan." Veranek ...