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A. J. Gallagher returns from Alaska after a North American circumnavigation, 1958

Also 1958 A. J. Gallagher Coast Guard service

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TypeEvent
Date1958-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1958-04
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1958 Beaver Beacon reports that A. J. Gallagher returned from Alaska on leave after participating in a crew that circumnavigated North America.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify the vessel, dates, route, service unit, or official Coast Guard documentation.

Sources

  1. Reports that A. J. Gallagher was back from Alaska on leave and had helped make history as part of a crew that circumnavigated the North American continent. It does not identify the vessel, dates, route, service unit, or official Coast Guard record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the local service notice; it does not expand the voyage or personnel record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “A. J. Gallagher returns from Alaska after a North American circumnavigation, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coastguardsman-gallagher-north-american-circumnavigation-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1958, “COASTGUARDSMAN.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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