Air Station Houston honors first Coast Guard helicopter pilot
Capt. Frank Erickson’s, Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot #1, new headstone is revealed during a ceremony at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock, Texas, Sept. 27, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Gabriel Wisdom.
HOUSTON — Coast Guard Air Station Houston held a memorial ceremony Friday to rededicate the headstone of Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot #1, Capt. Frank Erickson, whose contributions...
Air Station Houston to honor first Coast Guard helicopter pilot
Capt. Frank Erickson, 1907-1978, served in Pearl Harbor and is Coast Guard helicopter pilot No. 1. His contributions to naval aviation forever changed search and rescue. (U.S. Coast Guard archive photo)
HOUSTON — Coast Guard Air Station Houston is scheduled to hold a memorial ceremony Friday to rededicate the headstone of Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot #1, Capt. Frank Erickson, whose contributions...
Commandant speaks, honors 2 Coast Guard aviators at ceremony in NC
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft delivers the keynote speech during the ceremony for the 113th Wright Brothers Anniversary of Powered Flight at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 2016. The ceremony also marked the 100th anniversary of Coast Guard aviation. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)
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