Archie Minor returns to the Callaway while Don Burke recuperates, 1977

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Event

Dates: circa 1977-02 – 1977-03-11
Kind: Transportation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationhealthcarecommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The combined February–March 1977 Beaver Beacon says Archie Minor was called back to the Callaway for March 11 and that Philip “Don” Burke was doing well after an accidental fall and burn but had not received sailing orders.

Evidence and limits

These are brief service and health notices, not personnel files, vessel logs, clinical records, or proof of a later assignment.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February and March 1977, “Sailor Leaves.”
Reports Archie Minor’s call back to the ship Callaway, requiring him in Milwaukee on March 11, and says Don Burke was doing fine after an accidental fall and burn but had not yet received sailing orders. It does not provide personnel files, vessel logs, clinical records, or a later assignment outcome. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, February and March 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eighteen-page combined-issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the service and recovery notices.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Archie Minor returns to the Callaway while Don Burke recuperates, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sailor-service-and-don-burke-recovery-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February and March 1977, “Sailor Leaves.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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