Famous Coast Guardsmen and
Famous Merchant Marines
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Famous Coast Guardsmen and Famous Merchant Marines
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This list
is comprised of people whose main fame comes from their life OUTSIDE their
military service,
and should not be confused with "Noteworthy Coast Guardsmen" or "Noteworthy
Merchant Marines",
although the two are
not mutually exclusive.
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| USCGA Monument |
This was mounted
on the bow of the Barque "Eagle" which was used for sail training at the USCGA. |
Memorial to
ships and crews lost at Pearl Harbor
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Sailboats docked and ready for classes |
| United States Coast Guard Academy - New London, CT | |||
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These images
courtesy of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 06/22/04 Thanks, Joe - and thanks for your gentle insistence that I create this page! |
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On further thought, perhaps you
might consider adding "U.S. Merchant Marine" as a subtitle to this page.
Of course, the USMM can be ordered into service with the Coast Guard and/or
Navy during mobilization and maybe that fits the definition.
In peacetime, they are considered partners. Just a little recognition to the
USMM. Their academy is located at Kings Bay, New York.
Semper Paratus, Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 06/23/04
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U.S. MERCHANT MARINES |
| http://www.usmma.edu/ | |
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NAME |
BIRTH |
DEATH |
OTHER CLAIM TO FAME |
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Nick Adams (Nicholas Aloysius Adamschock) |
10 July 1931 Nanticoke, PA |
07 Feb 1968 Beverly Hills, CA |
* Actor * Writer |
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Lee Bonnell (Everett Leroy Bonnell) |
24 Nov 1918 Royal Center, IN |
12 May 1986 Santa Monica, CA (heart attack) |
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Beau Bridges (Lloyd Vernet Bridges, III) |
09 Dec 1941 Hollywood |
Living |
* Actor * Director * Producer |
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Sid Caesar
(Isaac Sidney Caesar) |
08 Sep 1922 Yonkers, NY |
Living |
* Comedian * Actor * Production Manager * Composer * Writer |
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Johnny Canepa (John Columbus Canepa) |
02 Jan 1941 Cincinnati, OH |
18 Apr 1998 Key Biscayne, FL |
* Newport News
High School, Class of 1960 * Life Guard * Officer with Matson, Commodore, and Cunard Cruise Lines * Commodity Broker * Home Contractor. |
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Gower Champion
(Gower Carlyle Champion) |
22 June 1919 Geneva, IL |
25 Aug 1980 New York City, NY (a rare blood cancer) |
* Dancer * Actor * Choreographer * Director * Producer |
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Jack Dempsey (William Harrison Dempsey) |
24 June 1895 Manassa, CO |
31 May 1983 New York City, NY |
* Actor * Writer |
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Buddy Ebsen (Christian Rudolph Ebsen, Jr.) |
02 Apr 1908 Belleville, IL |
06 July 2003 Torrance, CA (complications from pneumonia) |
* Dancer * Actor * Writer * Producer * Composer * Artist * Author * Father of Eight |
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Ivan Goldberg (Ivan Baer Goldberg) |
1938 | Living | * Newport News High School, Class of 1957 | ||
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Alan Hale, Jr.
(Alan Hale MacKahan, Jr.) |
08 Mar 1921 Los Angeles, CA |
02 Jan 1990 Los Angeles, CA (respiratory failure due to cancer) |
* Actor | ||
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Alex Haley (Alexander Murray Palmer Haley) |
11 Aug 1921 Ithaca, NY |
11 Aug 1992 Seattle, WA (cardiac arrest following a heart attack) |
* Author * Producer http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ahaley.htm |
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Robert Horton
(Meade Howard Horton, Jr.) |
29 July 1924 Los Angeles, CA |
Living | * Actor | |
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Tab Hunter (Arthur Andrew Kelm) NOTE: Last name was changed when he was young. His parents divorced and his mother took back her maiden name and changed her children's last name to Gelien |
11 July 1931 New York City, NY |
Living |
* Actor * Writer * Producer |
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Jacob A.
Lawrence (Jacob Armstead Lawrence) |
17 Sep 1917 Atlantic City, NJ |
19 June 2000 Seattle, WA |
* Artist | ||
February 1930
S.S. American Legion
Cadet Linkletter at
the Helm
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Art Linkletter (Arthur Gordon Kelly) |
17 July 1912 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Living |
* Actor * Producer |
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Victor Mature
(Victor John Mature ) |
29 Jan 1913 Louisville, KY |
04 Aug 1999 Rancho Santa Fe, CA (leukemia) |
* Actor * Producer |
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Richard Quine
(Richard Harding Quine) |
12 Nov 1920 Detroit, MI |
10 June 1989 Los Angeles, CA |
* Director * Actor * Writer * Producer * Composer |
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Cesar Romero (Cesar Julio Romero Jr.) |
15 Feb 1907 |
01 Jan 1994 |
* Actor |
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Robert Stevens
(Robert F. Stevens) |
23 Apr 1934
(NOTE: Still searching as
this one is a puzzle. I have seen his birth and death all over the chart. If
he died 2 February 1998 then the correct info is...)
b. 23 April 1934
d. 2 February 1998
Davison, MI |
02 Feb 1998 Davison, MI (pneumonia) |
* Director * Producer |
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Hunter Todd (James Hunter Todd) |
1938 | Living |
* Newport News
High School, Class of 1957 |
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Patrick Wayne (Patrick John Morrison) |
15 July 1939 Los Angeles, CA |
Living | * Actor | ||
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Rudy Vallee
(Hubert Prior
Vallée) |
28 July 1901 Island Pond, VT |
03 July 1986 North Hollywood, CA |
* Singer * Actor * Composer * Producer |
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Quentin R.
Walsh (Quentin Robert Walsh) |
02 Feb 1910 Providence, RI |
18 May 2000 Denton, MD |
* High School
Science Teacher * Maryland Probation and Parole Officer |
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Gig Young (Bryon Elsworth Barr) |
04 Nov 1913 St. Cloud, MN |
19 Oct 1978 New York City, NY |
* Actor | ||
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Semper Paratus
(Always Ready) Words and Music by Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck, USCG Words and Music Copyright by Sam Fox Publishing Co, Inc. |
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Current Version Verse From North and South and East and West, The Coast Guard's in the fight. Destroying subs and landing troops, The Axis feels our might. For we're the first invaders, On every fighting field. Afloat, ashore, on men and Spars, You'll find the Coast Guard shield. Chorus We're always ready for the call, We place our trust in Thee. Through howling gale and shot and shell, To win our victory. "Semper Paratus" is our guide, Our pledge, our motto, too. We're "Always Ready," do or die! Aye! Coast Guard, we fight for you |
Versions &
Changes The original words and music were written by Captain Francis S. Van Boskerck, USCG in 1927. The first line of each chorus was changed in 1969. 1st Verse (original, 1927 version) From Aztec shore to Arctic zone, To Europe and Far East. The Flag is carried by our ships, In times of war and peace. And never have we struck it yet, In spite of foe-men's might, Who cheered our crews and cheered again, For showing how to fight. 2nd Verse (original, 1927 version) SURVEYOR and NARCISSUS, The EAGLE and DISPATCH, The HUDSON and the TAMPA The names are hard to match; From Barrow's shores to Paraguay, Great Lakes or ocean's wave, The Coast Guard fought through storms and winds To punish or to save. 3rd Verse (original, 1927 version) Aye, we've been "Always Ready" To do, to fight, or die Write glory to the shield we wear In letters to the sky. To sink the foe or save the maimed Our mission and our pride We'll carry on 'til Kingdom Come Ideals for which we've died. |
The current verse, and a second
chorus, were written by Homer Smith, 3rd Naval District Coast Guard quartet,
Chief Cole, others and LT Walton Butterfield USCGR in 1943. 1st chorus (original, 1927 version) So here's the Coast Guard marching song, We sing on land or sea. Through surf and storm and howling gale, High shall our purpose be. "Semper Paratus" is our guide, Our fame, our glory too. To fight to save or fight to die, Aye! Coast Guard, we are for you! 2nd chorus (added 1943) So here's the Coast Guard battle song, We fight on land or sea. Through howling gale and shot and shell, To win our victory. "Semper Paratus" is our guide, Our pledge, our motto too. We're "Always Ready" do or die! Aye! Coast Guard we are for you! 1st chorus (1969 change to 1927 original 1st chorus) We're always ready for the call, We place our trust in Thee. Through surf and storm and howling gale, High shall our purpose be. "Semper Paratus" is our guide, Our fame, our glory too. To fight to save or fight to die, Aye! Coast Guard, we are for you! 2nd chorus (1969 change to 1943 2nd chorus) We're always ready for the call, We place our trust in Thee. Through howling gale and shot and shell, To win our victory. "Semper Paratus" is our guide, Our pledge, our motto too. We're "Always Ready" do or die! Aye! Coast Guard we are for you! |
| Courtesy of http://www.uscg.mil/sounds/sempara.html - 06/23/04 | ||
Coast Guard Ensign and Merchant Marine flag images courtesy of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 06/22/04
and 06/23/04
Thanks, Joe!
Coast Guard Stripe clip art and Images of Alex Haley courtesy of http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/HaleyBio.html - 06/23/04
Images of Jack Dempsey, Buddy Ebsen, Victor Mature, Cesar Romero, and Rudy
Vallee courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 06/03/03 and 06/23/04
Thanks, Dave!
Image of Quentin R. Walsh courtesy of http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/BIO_Quentin_Walsh.html - 06/23/04
"Semper Paratus" midi courtesy of http://members.tripod.com/~Son_Struck/pmm.html - 06/23/04
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If you (or a family member) served our
nation as a member of the United States Coast Guard or Merchant Marines, and would consent to being included on this page, please send your full name, date and place of birth, other occupations, and images in uniform to the Web Mistress: Carol Buckley Harty of NC: cluckmeat@nc.rr.com Thank you. |
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