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Lt. Cmdr. Burl Williams

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TypePerson
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1971
Work
Coast Guard captain
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingcommunity

Summary

Lt. Cmdr. Burl Williams was identified as Sundew’s captain during the cutter’s mid-March 1971 Beaver Island visits. The newspaper says he gave local schoolchildren a tour of the ship.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified maritime person record. The source does not give Williams’s full biography, Coast Guard assignment dates, or a complete crew roster.

Open questions

  • What Coast Guard records identify Burl Williams and his command of Sundew?
  • Was he captain for both reported visits?

See also

Sources

  1. Names Lt. Cmdr. Burl Williams as the captain who gave Beaver Island schoolchildren a tour of Sundew; it provides no full military biography or service dates.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1971-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Lt. Cmdr. Burl Williams”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/cmdr-burl-williams/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1971, “Sundew Visits.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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