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Ship namesake project

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Cutter name Hull number Namesake Service Namesake noted for
USCGC Bernard C. Webber WPC-1101 Bernard C. Webber U.S. Coast Guard Boatswains Mate First Class Webber was the assigned coxswain of Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500 who with his crew of three saved 32 of the 33 crewmen who were on the stern section of SS Pendleton when the ship broke in two. All four Coast Guardsmen were awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for their heroic actions. The rescue operation has been noted as one of the most successful in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.[1]
USCGC Richard Etheridge WPC-1102 Richard Etheridge U.S. Life-Saving Service Keeper Etheridge was the first African American to hold the rank of keeper of a life-saving station and served at Pea Island Life-Saving Station for 21 years. He led the Pea Island crew of six in a rescue operation that saved the entire crew of the schooner E.S. Newman, which had become grounded in a storm in 1896.[2]
USCGC William Flores WPC-1103 William Ray Flores U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Flores was cited for heroism while serving aboard USCGC Blackthorn. Immediately after the collision between SS Capricorn and Blackthorn near the entrance to Tampa Bay, Florida, Blackthorn rolled to port and capsized before the cutter's personnel could prepare for an orderly abandon ship. Flores joined another crewmember in making their way to the starboard lifejacket locker and commenced throwing lifejackets over the side to fellow crewmembers in the water. Later, as the cutter began to submerge, Flores remained behind to strap the lifejacket locker door open with his own belt thereby contributing to the survival of struggling shipmates who retrieved lifejackets as they floated to the surface. Even after most of the crewmembers abandoned ship, Flores, with complete disregard for his own safety, remained on the inverted hull to assist trapped shipmates and provide aid and comfort to injured and disoriented shipmates. Flores was posthumously awarded the Coast Guard Medal, which is the highest non-combat bravery award of the United States Coast Guard.[3]
USCGC Robert Yered WPC-1104 Robert James Yered U.S. Coast Guard Engineman First Class Yered put out a fire on an ammunition barge while assigned to a U.S. Coast Guard Explosive Loading Detachment at Cat Lai, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was awarded a Silver Star by the U.S. Army for his heroism.[4]
USCGC Margaret Norvell WPC-1105 Margaret C. Norvell United States Lighthouse Service Keeper Norvell became a lighthouse keeper in 1891 at Deer Island at the Head of Passes on the Mississippi River, and remained in that service for 41 years. She was credited with saving many lives, including by venturing out into storms in a rowboat to rescue stranded mariners.[5]
USCGC Paul Clark WPC-1106 Paul Leaman Clark U.S. Coast Guard Fireman Clark was a landing boat engineer attached to USS Joseph T. Dickman during the allied assault on a beach in French Morocco when the craft's two other crew members were wounded by a Luftwaffe fighter. Clark took command of the craft, took the wounded crew members to USS Palmer for medical care and then returned to his duties as a beachmaster, directing disembarkation activity. For his courage he was awarded the Navy Cross.[6]
USCGC Charles David Jr. WPC-1107 Charles Walter David Jr. U.S. Coast Guard Stewards Mate First Class David served aboard USCGC Comanche on North Atlantic convoy duty during World War II. The U.S. Army transport SS Dorchester was torpedoed by a U-boat off the coast of Greenland. He volunteered to dive overboard, with air temperatures below freezing, to help rescue the Dorchester’s crew. One of the men David saved was a fellow Comanche crewman, the cutter’s executive officer, who had fallen overboard and after exhaustion set in he was unable to pull himself out of the water. David was able to tie a line around him and the crew aboard Comanche hoisted him to safety. One of David’s shipmates had volunteered to dive overboard to assist with the rescue but was having trouble climbing the net due to his freezing limbs. David encouraged his shipmate to continue but he was fatigued and frozen. David descended the net and with the help of another crewmember, pulled him to Comanche’s deck out of harm’s way. David died a few days later from pneumonia that he contracted during his heroic efforts to save Dorchester’s survivors and members from his own crew. He was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his bravery.[7]
USCGC Charles Sexton WPC-1108 Charles W. Sexton U.S. Coast Guard Machinery Technician First Class Sexton
USCGC Kathleen Moore WPC-1109 Kathleen Moore United States Lighthouse Service Keeper Moore
USCGC Raymond Evans WPC-1110 Raymond Joseph Evans Jr. U.S. Coast Guard Signalman First Class Evans
USCGC William Trump WPC-1111 William Francis Trump U.S. Coast Guard Motor Machinist Mate First Class Trump
USCGC Isaac Mayo WPC-1112 Isaac Mayo U.S. Life-Saving Service Surfman Mayo
USCGC Richard Dixon WPC-1113 Richard Dixon U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Boatswains Mate Dixon
USCGC Heriberto Hernandez WPC-1114 Heriberto S. "Ed" Hernandez U.S. Coast Guard Fireman Hernandez
USCGC Joseph Napier WPC-1115 Joseph Napier U.S. Life-Saving Service Keeper Napier
USCGC Winslow W. Griesser WPC-1116 Winslow W. Griesser U.S. Life-Saving Service Keeper Griesser
USCGC Donald Horsley WPC-1117 Donald R. Horsley U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Boatswains Mate Horsley
USCGC Joseph Tezanos WPC-1118 Joseph L. Tezanos U.S. Coast Guard Gunner's Mate Second Class Tezanos
USCGC Rollin A. Fritch WPC-1119 Rollin Arnold Fritch U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Fritch
USCGC Lawrence O. Lawson WPC-1120 Lawrence O. Lawson U.S. Life-Saving Service Keeper Lawson
USCGC John F. McCormick WPC-1121
USCGC Bailey T. Barco WPC-1122
USCGC Benjamin B. Dailey WPC-1123
USCGC Oliver F. Berry WPC-1124
USCGC Jacob Poroo WPC-1125
USCGC Joseph Gerczak WPC-1126
USCGC Richard Snyder WPC-1127
USCGC Nathan Bruckenthal WPC-1128
USCGC Forrest Rednour WPC-1129
USCGC Robert Ward WPC-1130
USCGC Terrell Horne WPC-1131
USCGC Benjamin Bottoms WPC-1132
USCGC Joseph Doyle WPC-1133
USCGC William Hart WPC-1134
USCGC Angela McShan WPC-1135
USCGC Daniel Tarr WPC-1136
USCGC Edgar Culbertson WPC-1137
USCGC Harold Miller WPC-1138
USCGC Myrtle Hazard WPC-1139
USCGC Oliver Henry WPC-1140
USCGC Charles Moulthrope WPC-1141
USCGC Robert Goldman WPC-1142
USCGC Frederick Hatch WPC-1143
USCGC Glenn Harris WPC-1144
USCGC Emlen Tunnell WPC-1145
USCGC John Scheuerman WPC-1146
USCGC Clarence Sutphin WPC-1147
USCGC Pablo Valent WPC-1148
USCGC Douglas Denman WPC-1149
USCGC William Chadwick WPC-1150
USCGC Warren Deyampert WPC-1151
USCGC Maurice Jester WPC-1152
USCGC John Patterson WPC-1153
USCGC William Sparling WPC-1154
USCGC Melvin Bell WPC-1155
USCGC David Duren WPC-1156
USCGC Florence Finch WPC-1157
USCGC John Witherspoon WPC-1158
USCGC Earl Cunningham WPC-1159
USCGC Frederick Mann WPC-1160
USCGC Olivia Hooker WPC-1161
USCGC Vincent Danz WPC-1162
USCGC Jeffrey Palazzo WPC-1163
USCGC Marvin Perrett WPC-1164

Citations

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  1. ^ Young, Stephanie (2010-10-27). "Coast Guard Heroes". United States Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  2. ^ "Richard Etheridge, Keeper, USLSS". Notable People. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Seaman Apprentice William R. Flores". Notable People. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ Braesch, Connie (2010-10-29). "Coast Guard Heroes: Robert J. Yered". Coast Guard Compass. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. ^ Braesch, Connie (2010-11-01). "Coast Guard Heroes: Margaret Norvell". Coast Guard Compass. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ Braesch, Connie (2010-11-02). "Coast Guard Heroes: Paul Leaman Clark". Coast Guard Compass. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ Connie Braesch (2010-11-02). "Coast Guard Heroes: Charles Walter David Jr". United States Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04.