- Date
- 1964-05
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Coast Guard station
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippinggovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Coast Guard returned to man the Beaver Island station in spring 1964. The May Beaver Beacon lists Don F. Thurston, Alfred C. Anderson, David E. LeRoy, Mathews Gentles, and Max Selfridge as that year’s crew.
Evidence and limits
The report supports the station’s seasonal return and its printed roster. It does not provide an official station log, exact arrival date, duty assignments, or operating period.
Sources
- Reports the Coast Guard returning to man the station and lists Don F. Thurston, Alfred C. Anderson, David E. LeRoy, Mathews Gentles, and Max Selfridge. It does not supply an official station roster or arrival date.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard returns to man Beaver Island station, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-station-returns-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “Lighthouse Awakens.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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