Coast Guard to hold memorial service for 1964 helicopter crash victims
A memorial stands at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay remembering the 1964 Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco HH-52 helicopter aircrew who were lost in a crash during a rescue. Lt. Cmdr. Donald Prince, Petty Officer 2nd Class James A. Nininger, and Royal Canadian Navy Sub-Lt. Allen Alltree, and Humboldt Bay volunteer Bud Hansen, saved 10 lives while evacuating people from floods before crashing....
Coast Guard holds memorial service for crew of CG 1363
The wreckage of CG 1363, an HH-52 Seaguard helicopter that crashed during a severe storm while conducting a rescue operation Dec. 22, 1964, remains in McKinleyville, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – U.S. Coast Guardsmen paused Monday to honor and remember the crew and passengers lost in the crash of a rescue helicopter during the historic December...
Coast Guard holds memorial service for crew of CG 1363
The wreckage of CG 1363, an HH-52 Seaguard helicopter that crashed into a mountain in a severe storm during a rescue operation Dec. 22, 1964, remains at Strawberry Rock in Trinidad, Calif., on Dec. 22, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard held a memorial service at Strawberry Rock in Trinidad, Friday, to honor the crew and passengers of the CG-1363, an...
Canadian officers to honor fallen shipmate
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – A group of retired Royal Canadian Armed Forces officers will present a photograph of Royal Canadian Navy Sub Lieutenant Allen Alltree to Captain Christopher Martino, commanding officer of Coast Guard Group / Air Station Humboldt Bay at a ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday.
