Tag: U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Logbook Scan-a-Thon

by dferriero, posted in Collaboration, NARA Records, Open Government, Participation, Special Events

The featured scanning project from the National Archives Innovation Hub focuses on logbooks of the U.S. Coast Guard vessels that served in the Vietnam War. These vessels participated in Operation Market Time, an effort to patrol the South Vietnamese coast to keep supplies from reaching North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces. The logbooks contain … Continue reading U.S. Coast Guard Logbook Scan-a-Thon

Young George Patton, The Sailor

by dferriero, posted in NARA Records

Growing up in Beverly, Massachusetts I was familiar with the legend of young George Patton rescuing three people whose sailboat had overturned off Beverly Cove.  Last week we had a visit from a group of Coast Guard personnel and among the records selected to show them was the file documenting the incident.  Imagine my surprise … Continue reading Young George Patton, The Sailor