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...
