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“Eddie” Hernandez and Coast Guard Smallboat Operations in Vietnam by William H
the QQuuaarrtteerrddeecckk LLoogg Membership publication of the Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association. Publishes quarterly — Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Not sold on a subscription basis. The Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association is a Non-Profit Corporation of Active-Duty, Retired, Reserve, and Honorably Discharged Former Members of the United States Coast Guard who served in or provided direct support to combat situations recognized by an appropriate military award while serving as a member of the United States Coast Guard. Volume 30, Number 3 Fall 2015 Welcome Back to the Fleet, Heriberto Hernandez! CGCVA Officers and Members Attend Commissioning of New Cutter Named For Vietnam Hero Seven CGCVA members made the trip to San Juan, P.R., to participate in and observe the commissioning of the Coast Guard’s newest Sentinel Class Cutter last month. A full list accompanies this article, along with a reprint of the Heriberto “Eddie” Hernandez story, and many photos. The trip began with Association President Mike Placencia and VP Steve Petersen meeting up in San Juan on Wednesday, Oct. 14th. Lt. Colleen Denny, one of the two commissioning project officers, met with them on the first day and provided a full briefing on the schedule of events. They later learned that Lt. Denny had been named the prospective CO of the CGC Donald Horsley . The Horsley will continued on page 16 The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez salutes the official party of the cutter’s commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2015. The cutter Hernandez is the Coast Guard’s 14th commissioned 154-foot Fast Response Cutter. -
USCG Covid 19 Guidance Update Effective 01 August 2020. Potential
Ithaca Flotilla 78 Years Strong VOLUME 78 Since 1942 Ithaca, NY JANUARY 2020 9th Eastern District ISSUE #1 VOLUME 79 AUGUST 2020 ISSUE #8 In this issue Flotilla Calendar .............................................................. 3 USCG Covid 19 Guidance Flotilla News .................................................................... 4 Update effective 01 August COVID PANDEMIC UPDATE…………………………. ...4 2020. Potential Missions are Virtual D-Train …………………………………………. 5-6 expanding slightly. AUXDATA II Update………………………………………7 Next Flotilla Meeting Uniforms……………………………………………………8 FAST FIND 220 PLB…………………………………..9-10 09 September 2020 Hurricane Information.……… ……………………...11-12 Due to COVID-19 Auxiliary Association Benefits…………………………..13 Most Face-to-Face The Indomitable Florence Finch………………………..14 Gatherings Remain on Hold Protecting Pets…………………………………………...15 Until Further Notice Sea Scout Ship 25 News………………………..;16 Jen & Greg Watson’s Sofi Underway on the Family Boat Page 1 of 16 Ithaca Flotilla Newsletter AUGUST 2020 Ithaca Flotilla FLOTILLA OFFICERS COMMANDER Dale Campbell FC VICE COMMANDER Ben Gardiner VFC IMMEDIATE PAST COMMANDER Kim Walsh IPFC FLOTILLA STAFF OFFICERS ACADEMY ADMISSIONS Dale Campbell PADDLECRAFT SAFETY Tom Every FSO-PAD COMMUNICATIONS Tom Every FSO-CM Photo courtesy of Tommy Lacey and Mark Lewis COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES Ben Gardiner FSO-CS DIVERSITY Jennifer Watson FSO-DV Located at the southern FINANCE end of Cayuga Lake Ninth Eastern District Dave Cornelius FSO-FN HUMAN RESOURCES District Commodore Pamela Wik-Grimm FSO-HR 508 Taughannock Blvd. Joseph A. Sopko INFORMATION SERVICES Ithaca, NY 14850 District Chief of Staff Diana Robinson FSO-IS 607-273-7175 Clark J. Godshall MATERIALS Human Resources Bodge Hyatt FSO-MA George R. Taylor Monthly Meetings: MARINE SAFETY nd District Captain Logistics John Frieman FSO-MS 2 Wednesday Ron Baker MEMBER TRAINING 1900 Hrs. -
LT Crotty, USCG, WWII POW of the Japanese
PACIFIC CURRENTS NEWSLETTER “They Also Serve” VOLUME XX ISSUE IV 1 DECEMBER 2019 United States Coast Guard Retiree Council Northwest LT CROTTY, USCG, WWII POW OF THE JAPANESE Lieutenant Thomas James Eugene Crotty, USCG was laid to rest on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at : Holy Cross Cemetery, 2900 South Park Avenue, Lackawanna, New York LT Thomas Crotty was the only Coast Guardsman to serve in the Defense of the Philippines. Crotty was the first Coast Guard prisoner of war since the War of 1812 and one of four USCG POWs during WWII. Crotty served in four different military branches while deployed to the Philippines. Crotty managed and coached Buffalo's 1929 American Legion Junior National Baseball Championship team and he was class president during his time at the Coast Guard Academy. LT Crotty’s story has been lost and forgotten like the heroic sacrifices made by thousands of defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. Jimmy Crotty was a member of the long blue line and his brief life embodied the Coast Guard’s core values of honor, respect and devotion to duty. LT Crotty was born on 18 March 1912, in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1934 after serving as Company Commander, class president and captain of the Academy’s football team. After graduation, Crotty began a promising Coast Guard career, which hardened him into a mature leader. For six years, he served on board cutters based out of New York, Seattle, Sault Ste. Marie and San Diego. His assignments included duty on cutter Tampa, during her 1934 rescue of passengers from the burning passenger liner Morro Castle; and, a Justice Department appointment as special deputy on the Bering Sea Patrol. -
The QUARTERDECK LOG
the QUARTERDECK LOG Membership publication of the Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association. Publishes quarterly—Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Not sold on a subscription basis. The Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association is a Non-Profit Association of Active Duty, Retired, Reserve and Honorably Discharged Former Members of the United States Coast Guard who served in, or provided direct support to, combat situations recognized by an appropriate military award while serving as a member of the United States Coast Guard. Volume 35, Number 3 Fall 2020 REMEMBERING JACK RITTICHIER THE COAST GUARD’S SOLE MIA DURING THE VIETNAM WAR LIEUTENANT JACK COLUMBUS RITTICHIER, USCG August 17, 1933-June 9, 1968 In This Issue: From The President Pages 2 REUNION UPDATE From the Vice President Page 3 From the Secretary/Treasurer Page 4-7 Auxiliary News Page 7-8 The CGCVA reunion has been Cover Story Pages 9-13 rescheduled for Virginia Proposed Bylaw Changes Pages 14-16 Reunion Announcement Pages 16-19 Beach, VA, June 9-13, 2021 Featured Articles Pages 20-29 Ships Store Page 30 Information on pages 20-21 CGCVA Membership Form Inside back-cover FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT COAST GUARD COMBAT Shipmates, VETERANS ASSOCIATION ELECTED OFFICERS These are challenging times National President—Stephen Petersen, LM for all of us and for your National Vice President—Terry O’Connell, LM Association. Our reunion National Secretary/Treasurer—Gary Sherman, LM planners have been working overtime to assess the current BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman—PNP Michael Placencia, LM and future COVID-19 situation. 1st Term– Bruce Bruni, LM, Floyd Hampton, LM For the safety of all, our 2nd Term—William Figone, LM, Gil Benoit, LM leadership has cancelled our previously selected time and ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE* location. -
The Longboat Flotilla 86 Quarterly Newsletter Summer 2017 Vol
In the Lee of The Longboat Flotilla 86 Quarterly Newsletter Summer 2017 Vol. 13, Ed. 3 Flotilla Commander Lou Hahn Flotilla Vice Commander Milton Goodman USCGC Lawrence Lawson HOMEPORT: CAPE MAY NJ [!1] Summer has arrived and I am happy to welcome back from “sick bay” our Vice Commander, Chief of Staff, Milton Goodman - we missed you! Our Flotilla meeting in May was held on Coast Guard Base Cape May where Seamen Tyler Bishop and Mark Krisak provided member training. They presented a power point slide show defining the duties of crewmen and women aboard small boats and cutters of the U.S.C.G. This presentation was very interesting to me as I have been teaching a similar class to the recruit companies @ Tracen for many years. The highlight of the meeting was the Stations petty officers securing a tour of the U.S.C.G.C. Lawrence Lawson.WPC 1120. The Petty Officers Smith and Will did an outstanding job leading the members through the crews work and living spaces ensuring that the members were able to understand the critical work done aboard Lawrence Lawson. Semper Paratus, Lou Hahn, FC The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson gathers on the newly commissioned cutter during a commissioning ceremony held at Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, March 18, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn) CAPE MAY, N.J. – Adm. Charles Michel, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, presided over a ceremony commissioning the 20th Fast Response Cutter, Lawrence Lawson The Lawrence Lawson and crew are homeported in Cape May, where they will perform multiple Coast Guard missions along the Mid-Atlantic coast such as law enforcement, search and rescue and protecting America’s infrastructure from New Jersey to North Carolina. -
Fall 2020 Volume XXV No
NAVAL ORDER the of UNITED STATES www.NavalOrder.org Fall 2020 Volume XXV No. 4 Welcome to the 2020 Naval Order Virtual CONGRESS The key to its ultimate success is YOU! In these unprecedented times, we are doing what Your participation gives you the opportunity to we do best; rolling with the punches, making the learn from, and enjoy, the presentations about very best of an exceedingly difficult situation, and Naval History, as well as gain a better bringing us all together. We are offering our entire understating of the Naval Order, the membership the opportunity to participate in our organization you believe in and generously annual Congress. In years past, you may not have support year after year. been able to attend because of schedules or travel constraints, but this year, in these times, those Join us online. It’s as easy as a few clicks of your issues have been eliminated. We are making the mouse. There will be training in advance on how Congress available to you, right from your own to use the virtual platform for those of you who home via the online platform, Zoom. are new to Zoom and virtual meetings. If you are unable to attend these virtual classes and would The Congress organizers endeavor to deliver the still like assistance, please contact us at same high level of information on the business of [email protected]. the Naval Order of the United States, as well as educational opportunities just as professional and Find more information on what you need to rich as at past Congresses.