U.S. Coast Guard Aug. 1965 to Aug. 1969
16 week Engineman School
U.S.C.G. Cutter Mariposa , 180 Ft. Buoy Tender ( Engineroom /Boom Operator ) also 45 Ft. River Buoy Boat ( Engineer ) ( E-3 / E-4 )
U.S. Coast Guard Group New London ( E-4 )
95 Ft Cutter Cape Fairweather
Boat Crew on 30 Ft. and 40 Ft. small boats assisting Fishers Island Sta. with Search and Rescue. also Emergency aid's to navigation repairs YEAR-ROUND like climbing the 35 ft. steel skeleton tower on Bartlett's Reef to change the bulbs in a Blizzard .
U.S. Coast Guard Station Fishers Island ( E-4 & E-5 ) , This was when the station was manned year-round and We covered most of the Search and Rescue Duties on L.I. Sound in 30 Ft. and 40 Ft. Patrol Boats ( I was mostly on C.G. 40516 )
Plum Island Light Station Li. Ny. ( E-5 ) Served as Officer in Charge , I was also in charge the Orient Point Light , and had to take a small boat out and check it 3 times a week .( and also check for Blues and Lobsters LOL )
Discharged Aug. 21 1969 ( would of made E-6 as of Sept. 1 st. , but I wasn't too thrilled about being sent to the French Frigate Shoals Loran Station for
TWO YEARS . if I had Shipped Over as I had just got married )
The Exciting thing for Me right now , My Wife and Daughter gave Me a membership to the East End Seaport Museum in Greenport , Li. for My Birthday and last Fall We took the Ferry over and they got to see the Light and I got to see the Lens again set up inside the museum .
The Museum has Invited Us on there yearly cruise for members only to visit and tour Plum Island and the Plum Island Light Station on Aug. 6 ( Almost 43 yrs. since I left the Island )
Bob
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