U.S. Coast Guard Personnel Biographies

Historical Bibliography


Articles

"Admiral [Frederick Chamberlayne] Billard Laid to Rest in Arlington." Coast Guard Magazine (July 1932), pp. 6-7, 9.

"Admiral H.G. Hamlet." Coast Guard Magazine (June 1934), p. 8.

"Admiral Joseph F. Farley Retires: Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard 1946-1949." The Bulletin (Jan 1950), pp. 285-289.

"Admiral J. William Kime: New Coast Guard Commandant." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 47 (July-Aug 1990), pp. 1-2.

"Admiral Owen W. Siler." Commandant's Bulletin (June 7 1974), pp. 5-10.

"Admiral [Russell R.] Waesche Dies." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 3 (Nov 1946), p. 187.

"Admiral [Russell R.] Waesche Dies." The Bulletin (Nov 1946), pp. 202-205.

"Admiral Russell R. Waesche, USCG, Retired Wartime Commandant, Dies on October 17." Coast Guard Bulletin III, 17 (Nov 1946), pp. 273-274.

Alexander, R. "CAPT Q. [Quincy] B. Newman-Innovative Engineer." The Bulletin (July-Aug 1974), pp. 44-45.

"An Old Friend Helps An Old Friend [Mildred 'Madaket Millie' Jewett MedEvac]." Commandant's Bulletin (Aug 17 1981), pp. 5-6.

"Anton Otto Fisher." Coast Guard Magazine (Nov 1948), pp. 19-25.

Ball, Bill. "Meet Master Chief [MCPOCG Carl W.] Constantine." Commandant's Bulletin (Dec 14 1981), pp. 8-13.

Barnett, Thomas. "Hatteras Surf Reminiscences." Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1932), p. 32.

"[Billard, Frederick C.] Obituary." Coast Guard Magazine (June 1932), pp. 1-2.

Boswell, Day & Robert Scheina. "Coast Guardsman [ Cesar ] Romero 'One of Us Guys.'" Commandant's Bulletin (Sep 14 1984), pp. 12-13.

Brock, Michael. "Sometimes Good Guys Wear Black: World War II Veteran [Al Barlick] Makes it to Baseball's Hall of Fame." Commandant's Bulletin (Jan 1996), p. 34.

Browning, Robert M., Jr. "Semper Paratus Douglas Munro." Naval History 6 (Winter 1992), pp. 73-74.

"[ Cantwell, John Cassin ] Obituary." Coast Guard Magazine (Nov 1940), p. 32.

Cantwell, J.C. "Big Game in Alaska." "Part II," The Bulletin (Mar 1940), pp. 9-11; "Part III," 2 (Apr 1940), pp. 8-11; "Part IV," 2 (May 1940), pp. 8-12.

"Captain Charles Melville Scammon, U.S.R.M." The Bulletin (Feb 1942), pp. 176-178.

"Captain [Charles Stevens] Root." Coast Guard Magazine (Sep 1930), p. 15.

"Captain Douglas Ottinger." Coast Guard Magazine (Nov 1931), p. 12.

"Captain Josiah Sturgis, U.S.R.S." The Bulletin (June 1941), pp. 60-64.

"Captain Quentin R. Walsh, '33." The Bulletin Centennial Issue 1976, p. 39.

"Captain R.J. Mauerman...Participated in Four Invasions..." Coast Guard Magazine (Dec 1944), p. 22.

Carter, Mark. "A Coast Guard Family Experience." Naval Institute Proceedings 121 (Dec 1995), pp. 56-57.

Cayford, John E. "Father of the U.S. Coast Guard: Hopley Yeaton." The New-England Galaxy XX, No. 2 (Fall 1978), pp. 26-34.

"CG Hero [John O. Anderson] of Many Great Lakes Rescues Dead." Coast Guard Magazine (Dec 1955), p. 24.

"CGA Grad Ready for Take Off [LCDR Dan Burbank -- astronaut]."  The Bulletin  (Aug 2000), pp. 34-35.

"The Champ [Jack Dempsey] Joins Up!" Coast Guard Magazine (Aug 1942), pp. 26-27.

"[Chiswell, Benjamin M.] Obituary." Coast Guard Magazine (Sep 1942), p. 57.

"[Christopher, Luke] Obituary." Coast Guard Magazine (Jan 1937), p. 8.

Christman, Timothy J. "Cdr. Elmer Stone: Coast Guard Aviator No. 1." Naval Aviation News (May-June 1983), pp. 36-38.

Clark, E.F. "Archangel to Arlington. Former Russian Imperial Flight Officer [Victor V. Utgoff] Laid to Rest Among the Brave as Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer." Coast Guard Magazine (Dec 1930), p. 6.

"Clifford Johnson Won Once, Before He was Placed in Double Jeopardy." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1957), pp. 20-21. [Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston on 28 November 1942]

Cocke, Mary and Albert Cocke. "Hell Roaring Mike [Healy]: A Fall From Grace in the Frozen North." Smithsonian 13 (Feb 1983), pp. 119-137.

"Coast Guard Immortals [Benjamin Bottoms]." Coast Guard Magazine (July 1946), p. 55.

"The Commandant [Frederick Chamberlayne Billard]." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1928), p. 14.

"Commandant of the Coast Guard-Admiral Joseph F. Farley." The Bulletin (Feb 1946), pp. 363-363.

"Commo Edward M. Webster." The Bulletin Centennial Issue 1976, p. 27.

Cooley, Michael. "Grand Celebration for CAPT Fred [Gillikin]." The Bulletin (Mar/Apr 1978), pp. 32-35.

Crosby, Charles. "Is There Life After . . . Commandant?  Here's What They've Been Up to After Retiring [ ADMs James Gracey ; John Hayes ; Owen Siler ; Chester Bender ; & Willard Smith ]." Commandant's Bulletin (Jan 1989), pp. 32-33.

Davis, Russell L. "Turn Lemons Into Lemonade: A Blueprint for Survival [CAPT Bobby Wilks]." Commandant's Bulletin #7-82 (Mar 1 1982), pp. 8-9.

"Dean of Surfmen Dies [L. Bannister Midgett]." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1928), p. 35.

"Douglas Albert Munro: Coast Guard Hero." The Bulletin (Dec 1942), pp. 100-101.

Earle, William K. "Remembrances of Muddy [John M.] Waters [Jr.]." The Bulletin (Feb 1993), pp. 23-25.

Galluzzo, John J. "Joshua James Goes Big: Coast Guard Announces Contract Awarded for Fifth National Security Cutter." Wreck & Rescue Vol. 12, No. 3 (Sep 2011), pp. 18-20.

Edge, C.F. "Commander E.F. Stone, U.S.C.G." The Bulletin (July 1941), pp. 70-71.

Ehrman, Willie. "Willie Ehrman, Wherein One Man's Autobiography...True Picture of Life in the Coast Guard." Coast Guard Magazine (June 1941), pp. 16, 24-25.

Ennis, John. "Joshua James, Champion Lifesaver." New England Galaxy XIV (Winter 1973), pp. 13-20.

"Final Honors for RADM [Malcolm E.] Clark." Commandant's Bulletin (Feb 9 1981), pp. 6-7.

"Flight Pioneer [Benjamin M. Chiswell ]." Coast Guard Magazine (July 1932), p. 18.

Frantz, Harry Warner. "Spirit of the Coast Guard [Commander John Cassin Cantwell]." The Bulletin (Dec 1940), pp. 1-6.

"G.L. Carden Dies at 98: Oldest Retired Coast Guard Officer." The Bulletin (May-June 1965), pp. 157-158.

"Get Acquainted with the Commandant [Russell R. Waesche]." Coast Guard Magazine (Aug 1944), pp. 10-12.

"Get Acquainted with the Commandant, Vice Admiral Alfred C. Richmond." Coast Guard Magazine (Aug 1954), pp. 6, 8.

Gibson, J. L. "CG Astronaut [CDR Bruce E. Melnick] Makes Historic Space Flight." Commandant's Bulletin (Aug 1992), pp. 4-5.

________. "Sortie in Space: Coast Guard Flyer CDR Bruce Melnick Always Dreamed of Being an Astronaut." Commandant's Bulletin (Sep 1990), pp. 44-47.

Gillespie, Tom. "44 Years, 10 Presidents & 10 Commandants [ GMCM Martin Kelleher ]." Commandant's Bulletin (Sep 1994), pp. 26-27.

"Greater Love Hath No Man... [John Pritchard]." The Bulletin Centennial Issue 1976, p. 39.

Graham, Stewart. "Stewart Ross Graham." Silver Eagles Association The Scuttlebutt 24 (July 1992), pp. 18-19.

"Grantham, Officer! [ LT Robert L. Grantham killed in aircraft crash on 6 April 1939 ]."  U. S. Coast Guard Magazine (May 1939), p. 5.

Grosetti, Pete. "Jack Dempsey Dies at Age 87." Commandant's Bulletin (June 24 1983), pp. 22-23.

"Guests of the Month: Captain Richard Burke." Coast Guard Magazine (Apr 1953), p. 42.

Haley, Alex. "He [Elmer Stone] Gave Us Wings." Coast Guard Magazine (July 1949), pp. 16-18.

________. "Roots." The Bulletin (May-June 1977), pp. 27-28.

"[Hall, Norman B.] Obituary" The Bulletin (May-June 1962), p. 92.

"Have You Met the Skipper? [VADM Russell R. Waesche] Coast Guard Magazine (Dec 1942), pp. 30-31.

"’Hell-Roaring Mike [Healy].’" Sea Power (Oct 1997), p. 46.

"Hell Roarin' Mike [ Healy ]." Alabama Seaport (Feb 2001), pp. 26-29.

"Here is an Account...[Patrick H. Etheridge first saying 'You have to go out...']." Coast Guard Magazine 27 (Mar 1954), p. 2.

"Heritage [Alexander Hamilton]." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 33 (Jan 1976), p. 14.

"Heritage [Hopley Yeaton]." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 33 (Feb 1976), pp. 33-34.

"Heritage [Lighthouse Keepers]." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 33 (Mar 1976), pp. 57-59.

Heydenreich, James G. "Captain Hopley Yeaton, 1740-1812." The Bulletin , (Sep-Oct 1967), pp. 275-283; "The Life and Times of Hopley Yeaton-1740-1812: Part Two of a Series-1774-7777," (Nov-Dec 1967), pp. 360-367; "Hopley Yeaton in the Continental Navy 1776-1781," (Jan-Feb 1968), pp. 2-10; (Mar-Apr 1968), pp. 3-11; "Hopley Yeaton and the Revenue Marine Service, Part Five of a Six Part Series," (May-June 1968), pp. 33-42; "Hopley Yeaton: Twilight and Sunset," (Nov-Dec 1968), pp. 25-35.

________. "Captain Hopley Yeaton (1740-1812), The Coast Guard's First Officer." The Bulletin (July/Aug 1980), pp. 37-42.

"Hombre Aqui Combate!!! [Pete Aguinaldo, the Filipino boxer nicknamed "The Insurrection," stationed on the CG Destroyer Trippe]." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1928), p. 39.

"Hopley Yeaton To Come Home." The Bulletin (Jan-Feb 1973), pp. 31-32.

"Iceberg [Edward H.] Smith." The Bulletin (May-June 1974), pp. 24-28.

"Iceberg [Edward H.] Smith." The Bulletin Centennial Issue 1976, p. 37.

"Interview: Vice Admiral D.C. Thompson." Naval Institute Proceedings 112 (Oct 1986), p. 167.

"Introducing This Man [Charles W.] Thomas." Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1947), p. 22.

"Jack Dempsey." Coast Guard Magazine (June 1945), pp. 66-67.

Jarrett, Calvin. "Family of Heroes: Saga of Mighty Midgetts." The Bulletin (May-June 1969), pp. 13-19.

"John Allen Midgett." Coast Guard Magazine (Oct 1938), pp. 50-51.

Johnson, Paul H. "Captain John Faunce: A Lifetime of Service." The Bulletin (Feb-Mar 1986), pp. 18-19.

________.  "Portrait of Captain Michael A. Healy, Part II." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin (Mar-Apr 1979), pp. 22-23, 26-27; "Part III," (May-Jun 1979), pp. 26-30.

________. "The Search for Captain Frederick Lee." The Bulletin (Mar-Apr 1977), pp. 34-35.

Johnson, S.B. "A Tribute [ Gus B. Lofberg, veteran of RCS, LSS, & Coast Guard ]." Coast Guard Magazine (Dec 1937), p. 4.

Kelly, Michael I.  "Captain Lawrence O. Lawson: An Evanston Legend." Vol. XI, No. 2 Evanston Historical Newsletter (March-April 1980); pp. 1-3.

"Know Your Leader, the Commandant [Merlin O'Neill]." Coast Guard Magazine (Aug 1952), p. 11.

Kroll, C. Douglas. "Elmer Stone: Aviation Pioneer." Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Magazine (Fall 1991), pp. [*****].

________. "History Lesson: CAPT John Mayo Waters, Jr. '43." The Bulletin (Feb 2012), pp. 60-62.

________. "History Lesson: CAPT George F. Thometz, Jr., '45: Co-founder of the Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl, Thometz set many records in CG aviation history." The Bulletin (?), pp. 78, 80.

________. "History Lesson: Ellsworth 'Todd' Bertholf, Class of 1887."  The Bulletin (?), pp. 66, 68.

________. "History Lesson: ENS Joseph H. Hughes, III '63: His tragic death inspired his father to create a memorial award presented to two graduating cadets each year." The Bulletin (?), pp. 54, 56.

________. "History Lesson: LCDR Donald L. Prince '56: 'A sharp, cool-headed pilot,' who saved 18 lives before losing his own on December 22, 1964.'" The Bulletin (?), pp. 76. 78, 80.

________. "RADM Robert E. Hammond '40 and the [1964] Alaska Earthquake." The Bulletin (Dec 2009), pp. 66-68.

________. "History Lesson: Stephen Hadley Evans '27: First Objee Custodian, Academy professor, Superintendent." The Bulletin (April 2012), pp. 54, 56-57.

________. "History Lesson: Three Graduates among Coast Guard's biggest combat loss [LCDR Kenneth 'Butch' C. Philips '30; LTJG Robert J. Westcott '43; ENS Charles W. Valaer '44]." The Bulletin (Aug 2009), pp. 66, 68, 70-71.

________. "Jack C. Rittichier: Coast Guard Aviation Hero." Naval Aviation News (Nov-Dec 1991), pp. 26-27.

________. "LT Jack C. Rittichier: Coast Guard Aviation Hero." The Bulletin (Dec 1989-Jan 1990), pp. [*****].

Lancaster, Charles. "CAPT Michael Healy 1839-1904." Commandant's Bulletin (Jul 1996), p. 5.

"The Life and Death of T. James Crotty, Young Officer Met Death in Japanese Prison Camp." Coast Guard Magazine (May 1949), pp. 14-17.

Lombardo, Joseph. "First U.S. Commissioned Officer Lives in Coast Guard History." Commandant's Bulletin (Mar 16 1981), pp. 14-15.

________. "Joshua James-Model Lifesaver." Commandant's Bulletin (Dec 1 1980), pp. 14-15.

Lonsdale, Adrian L. "The Greatest Lifesaver: Captain Joshua James." The Bulletin (Aug-Sep 1986), pp. 26-28.

"[Loy] Vice Admiral Loy Nominated to be Coast Guard's 21st Commandant." The Bulletin (Apr 1998), p. 22.

"'Madaket Millie's' Dream Comes True." Commandant's Bulletin (Oct 26 1981), p. 4.

"The Man [BMCM Donald 'Steve' Horsley]." Commandant's Bulletin (Aug 24 1981), pp. 14-15.

Meekins, Victor. "Captain John Juluis Guthrie, Colorful Figure." Coast Guard Magazine (Nov 1932), p. 46.

Midgett, Randy. "Shooting Star: NASA Selects Second Coast Guardsman to Go Vertical [LCDR Daniel Burbank]." Coast Guard (Apr 1996), pp. 38-41.

Miller, Harvey L. "Capt. Francis S. Van Boskerck, U.S.C.G. Laid Away at Arlington." Coast Guard Magazine (Dec 1927), pp. 11-12.

Milliken, Mike. "Coast Guardsman [Bruce E. Melnick chosen for NASA astronaut program] in Space." Commandant's Bulletin (June 26 1987), pp. 8-11.

________. ________.  Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 44 (Dec 1987), pp. 288-289.

________. "First USCG Astronaut [Bruce E. Melnick]." Commandant's Bulletin (June 26, 1987), pp. 8-11.

Moreth, Ed. "One Medal Short and 38 Years Late [CDR Lance J. Kirstine ; CG veteran from 1919 - 1948]." Commandant's Bulletin #6-82 (Feb 15 1982), pp. 8-9.

Murphy, John F. "Portrait of Captain Michael A. Healy." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin (Jan-Feb 1979), pp. 14-18.

________.  "Two Reflections of a Man [John C. Cantwell]." The Bulletin (Jan-Feb 1965), pp. 5-14; "Part Two." No. 2 (Mar-Apr 1965), pp. 110-120.

________. "Two Standards of Judgment [Michael Healy]." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin (Sep-Oct 1965), pp. 366-375.

"Two Reflections of a Man [John C. Cantwell]." The Bulletin (Jan-Feb 1965), pp. 5-14; "Part Two." No. 2 (Mar-Apr 1965), pp. 110-120.

"New Commandant [Willard J. Smith]." The Bulletin (Mar-Apr 1966), pp. 77-78.

"New Commandant [Edwin J. Roland] Sworn In." The Bulletin (May-June 1962), pp. 78-79.

"New Master Chief [MCPOCG Carl W. Constantine] Chosen." Commandant's Bulletin (Apr 6 1981), pp. 3-4.

"New Top Command [ Chester R. Bender ]." The Bulletin (May-June 1970), pp. 2-3.

[Newcomb, Frank H.] "At Arlington." Coast Guard Magazine (June 1934), p. 8.

[Newcomb, Frank H.] "Obituary." Coast Guard Magazine (Apr 1934), p. 18.

Niemeyer, Robert. "Coast Guard's Oldest Aviator [Captain Charles E. 'Chick' Sugden, USCG] Keeps One Foot on the Ground." The Bulletin (July-Aug 1961), pp. 50-55.

Noble, Dennis L.  "A Forgotten Hero: C. C. Mauethrop and the Revenue Cutter Commodore Perry." Wreck & Rescue Vol.9, No. 3 (Nov 2006), pp. 16-17.

________. "Lawrence O. Lawson: An Extraordinary Keeper." Wreck & Rescue Vol. 6, No. 1 (May 2003), pp. 14-16.

Noble, Dennis L., & Truman R. Strobridge. "Early Cuttermen in Alaskan Waters." Pacific Northwest Quarterly 78, no. 3 (July 1987), pp. 74-82.

________. ________.  "'Hell Roaring Mike' [Revenue Captain Michael Healy] On Trial." Naval History (Apr 2001), pp. 34-39.

"No. 1 Pilot [R.T. Cupples] in U.S. Navy in 1906, Instructor of Von Paulsen and E.F. Stone, Now Coast Guardsman at Air Station, St. Petersburg." Coast Guard Magazine (Sep 1936), p. 1.

"The Old Guard [John Cantwell]." The Bulletin Centennial Issue 1976, p. 21.

Oney, Dave. "Quentin R. Walsh." Commandant's Bulletin (June 1994), pp. 26-27.

Ordiorne, Truman. "The Courtship of Surfman Littlefield." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1932), pp. 18-20.

"Otto Graham -- A National Treasure." The Bulletin 66, No. 1 (Feb 2004), pp. 8-9.

"Our Next Commandant [Merlin O'Neill]." The Bulletin (Nov 1949), pp. 207-208.

"Out Across the Bar." Coast Guard Magazine (Apr 1935), pp. 11, 19-20.

"Personals." The Bulletin , 1939- [Published monthly].

Philpott, Tom. "'Mike' Shaffer [First Class Storekeeper Mary Alice 'Mike' Shaffer USCGR] Retires." Commandant's Bulletin (May 19 1981), p. 8.

"Portrait of Seaman Apprentice, USCGR, 1942 [Sidney Caesar]." Coast Guard Magazine (June 1955), p. 16.

Powers, Paul. "Sinbad of the Campbell." Commandant's Bulletin (May 24 1982), pp. 22-23.

Prosser, Bill. "’Semper Paratus.’ Intrepid Merchant Captain, Privateer, Revolutionary War Hero, Hopley Yeaton Was Always Prepared for Action. Today He is Honored as the Father of the U.S. Coast Guard." Down East: The Magazine of Maine. (Sep 1980), pp. 87-95.

Quigley, M. J. "CG Aviator [CAPT Donald B. MacDiarmid] Inducted [into the Naval Aviation Museums Hall of Honor]." Commandant's Bulletin (June 6, 1986), p. 5.

"RADM [Robert E.] Kramek Selected as Coast Guard's 20th Commandant." The Bulletin (Apr 1994), p. 13.

"RADM Stephen Hadley Evans." The Bulletin (May/June 1983), p. 20.

Rankin, Ernest H., Sr. "Captain Henry J. Cleary, Lifesaver-Showman." Inland Seas: Quarterly Journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society 33 (Summer 1977), pp [?????].

Rawlings, Charles A. "Admiral of the Ice: Rear Admiral Edward H. Smith of the Greenland Patrol." Saturday Evening Post (July 8, 1944), pp. 26-27.

"Rear Admiral Ellis Reed-Hill, U.S.C.G., Retires." The Bulletin (Dec 1950), pp. 391-393.

"Rear Admiral Frederick C. Billard, 1873-1932." The Bulletin (July/Aug 1980), p. 19.

"Rear Admiral Kenneth K. Cowart, U.S.C.G." The Bulletin (Sep 1950), pp. 246-248.

"Rear Admiral [James] Pine Retires." The Bulletin (Sep 1947), pp. 291-292.

"Rejuvenation [Frank A. Leamy]." The Bulletin Centennial Issue 1976, p. 39.

"Relieving the Wheel [Admiral Joseph F. Farley appointed Commandant]." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1946), pp. 2, 10.

"Relieving the Wheel [ Farley retires with RADM Merlin O'Neill succeeding as Commandant ]." Coast Guard Magazine (Dec 1949), pp. 12-14; 23 (Feb 1950), p. 3.

"Retired Admiral [RADM Roderick Y. Edwards] Honored." Commandant's Bulletin (May 5 1980), p. 12.

"Retired Admiral [RADM Frank D. Higbee] Honored." Commandant's Bulletin (July 20 1981), pp. 8-9.

Richardson, Kay.  "No Retreat: The Tale of a Great Lakes Family [Surfman Edwin Richardson]." Wreck & Rescue Vol. 6, No. 1 (May 2003), pp. 10-12.

"Robert Leven Grantham, Lieutenant (j.g.)."  U.S. Coast Guard Magazine (May 1939), p. 5.

Roberts, Frank B. "Midgetts Are Giant." V.F.W., Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine LX (June 1973), pp. 18-19.

Rouse, Edith M. "Captain Dobbins and His Lifeboat," Inland Seas: The Quarterly Journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society 15 (Spring, 1959), pp. 47-48.

Salata, Nikk. "Keeper [Marcus H. Hanna] at Cape Elizabeth Two Lights Answers The Call." Lighthouse Digest (Apr 2003), p. 17.

Sargent, Thomas R.  "Reflections--Sixty Years Later: A Commentary."  The Bulletin (June 1998), pp. 6-7.

Saunders, W.O. "'The Likes of Him We May See No More' is Opinion of Carolina Coast Folk When Speaking of 'Ol' Cap'n Ban,' [L. Bannister Midgett]..." Coast Guard Magazine (Nov 1928), pp. 20-22.

Schenkle, Katheryn. "Adm. Waesche, the Coast Guard, & World War II." Pentagram (Oct 15, 1993), pp. 16-17.

Schultz, Scott A. & Isabel M. Decell. "Madaket Millie [ Mildred Jewett ] Skippers CG's West End Command." Commandant's Bulletin (Sep 2 1983), pp. 22-23.

Sharp, Robin. "Lionel Lukin-Lifeboat Inventor." Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services On Scene (2/92), pp. 1-2. [Adapted from an article in Royal National Lifeboat Institution The Lifeboat (Summer 1992).]

"Sid Caesar Makes Good, Former Coast Guardsman Scores Hit in Television." Coast Guard Magazine (Nov 1950), p. 25.

"Sidelight on a Leader [ Merlin O'Neill ]." Coast Guard Magazine (Oct 1949), p. 6.

"The Skipper [ Elmer F. Stone ]." The Bulletin Centennial Issue 1976, p. 32.

"Spotlight on Coast Guard Astronaut #2: LCDR Daniel Burbank Visited CGA."  The Bulletin (Feb 2001), p. 13.

Steven, Susie. "Golf Legend [Arnold Palmer]." Commandant's Bulletin (July 22 1983), pp. 12-13.

Stillwell, Paul.  "Looking Back: A True Coast Guard Hero [Quentin Walsh]."  Naval History (Aug 2000), p. 4.

"[Stone, Elmer F.] Obituary." Coast Guard Magazine (July 1936), p. 3.

Strobridge, Truman R. "Captain Gilbert Knapp, U.S. Revenue Cutter Service: Founder of Racine, Wisconsin." Shipmates 2 (Spring, 1973), pp. 10-13.

________. "Captain Daniel Dobbins, US. Revenue Cutter Service: One Man History Has Forgotten." Coast Guard Engineers Digest No. 179 (Jan-Feb-Mar 1973), pp. 52-57.

________. "Hopley Yeaton, the Coast Guard's First Officer." Coast Guard Engineers Digest No. 181 (July-Aug-Sep 1975) pp. 17-20.

________., & Bernard C. Nalty. "CAPT Elish Hinman, U.S. Revenue Marine--He Helped Turn the World Upside Down." The Bulletin (May-June 1975), pp. 29-33.

________.________. "Captain John Foster Williams: Commander of the Coast Guard's First Cutter--A Revolutionary Hero." The Retired Officer 32 (Feb 1976), pp. 34-37.

________.________. "Colonel Sharp Delany: Father of the U.S. Coast Guard?" Naval Institute Proceedings 102 (Mar 1976), pp. 112-113.

________., & Don McGibbon. "Chai Jui Soong." Shipmates (Winter 1976-1977), pp. 16-23.

________., & Brian W. Norris. "Iceberg Smith: The Legend Overshadows the Man." The Chief 2 (Apr-May 1976), pp. 19-21.

Swift, Ed. "Artist Not Forgotten [Coast Guard Artist John Wisinski]." Commandant's Bulletin (Mar 14, 1986), pp. 17-19.

"There is Tradition Here! [Holdzkom family in U.S. Life-Saving Service]." Coast Guard Magazine (July 1934), p. 9.

"This Guy is Salty [Victor Mature]." Coast Guard Magazine (Nov 1943), p. 29.

Tower, Elizabeth A. "Captain David Henry Jarvis: Alaska's Tragic Hero - Wickersham's Victim." Alaska History 5 (Spring 1990), pp. 1-21.

Trapani, Bob. "My Time Served At USCG Marine Safety Office/Group Philadelphia: Commander Gail P. Kulisch." The Bay Pilot: Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. No. 6 (Summer 2000), pp. 4-5.

"United States Coast Guard Lighthouse Maintenance Team Cape May: Spotlighting DC1 Ralph C. Maddocks."  The Bay Pilot: Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. No. 6 (Summer 2000), pp. 7.

"VADM [Lloyd T.] Chalker Dies of Pneumonia." Commandant's Bulletin (Mar 30 1981), p. 3.

"[Vallee, Rudy] Joins Coast Guard..." Coast Guard Magazine (Oct 1942), p. 72.

"Veteran Passes [Willie S. Dough, one of the five men who assisted the Wright brothers in their first flight at Kill Devil Hills]." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1932), p. 21.

"War Hero Dies [John Allen Midgett]." Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1938), p. 13; (Apr 1938), pp. 9, 11.

Ward, William J. "35 Years of Service." Coast Guard Magazine (May 1931), p. 18.

Waters, Harold. "The Apostate [Surfman Charlie Larson]." The Bulletin (Mar-Apr 1966), pp. 123-129.

Webster, W. Russell.  "Madaket Millie to the Rescue!" Naval Institute Proceedings 129 (Aug 2003), pp. 44-47.

Wells, Fred L. "This U.S. Coast Guard Duty," Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1932), pp. 6, 55.

Wendt, Patrick A. "To Walk is Fine, To Fly, Divine." Naval Aviation Museum Foundation (Fall 1995), pp. 83-88.

Whitehurst, Norm. "Alex Haley on Writing and the Coast Guard." Commandant's Bulletin (Feb 25 1988), pp. 20-23.

Whitnall, G.G. "Lionel Lukin--Builder of the First Life-boat." Nautical Magazine (Jan 1966), pp. [?????]

________. "Lionel Lukin: Inventor of the Life-boat." Sea Breezes (Jan 1966), pp. 843-845.

Wolcott, Merlin D. "Heroism at Marblehead." Inland Seas: The Quarterly Journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society XVI (Winter 1960), pp. 269-274.

Wyman, Robert D. "From Blue to Black: A U.S. Coast Guardsman in Space [ LCDR Daniel Burbank ]." Coast Guard (Dec 2000), pp. 12-21.

"Yost Takes the Helm." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 43 (June 1986), p. 133.


Books and Government Publications

Anderson, Hans Christian. Keepers of the Lights. New York: Greenberg Publisher 1955.

Bailey, C. William.  My Life.  By the author, 2001.

A Brief Sketch of the Character and Services of Captain Josiah Sturgis of the United States Revenue Service By an Old Friend and Schoolmate. Boston: William White and H.P. Lewis, 1844.. Boston: William White and H.P. Lewis, 1844.

Carlton, Rosemary. Sheldon Jackson The Collector. Juneau: Alaska State Museums, 1999.

Carse, Robert. Keepers of the Lights. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969.

Coston, Martha. A Signal Success: The Work and Travel of Mrs. Martha J. Coston, An Autobiography. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott 1886.

Delany, Sharp. Facsimile of a Letter Book of Colonel Sharp Delany, First Collector, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Aug 7, 1789 to Dec 20, 1790. Washington: Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service 1987.

DiFrancesco, Barbara L. His Window on the World: The Piscataqua and the Days of Hopley Yeaton. Tularosa, NM: His Window, 1997.

Ehrhardt, John B. Joseph Francis (1801-1893), pp. Shipbuilder: Father of the U.S. Life-Saving Service. Princeton: printed by the Princeton University Press for the Newcomen Society 1950.

Emery, Edwin. History of Sanford, Maine. Fall River, MA: privately printed, 1901.

Graham, Duane.  OttoMatic: The Remarkable Story of Otto Graham.  Wayne, MI: Immortal Investments Publishing, 2004.

Hughes, Joseph Henry, Jr. The Making of a Coast Guard Officer: A Covenant with Honor. New York: Philosophical Library 1966.

Johnson, Arthur A. Reflections of Vice Admiral Kenneth K. Cowart, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired), Former Engineer-in-Chief Coast Guard Engineering (Aug 1, 1950-July 31, 1958). Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, 1984.

________. Reflections of Rear Admiral Edward H. Thiele, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired), Former Engineer-in-Chief, U.S. Coast Guard (Aug 1, 1958-June 30, 1961). Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, 1984.

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