Coast Guard participates in Pearl Harbor 75th observance; honors survivors
Crewmembers from various units throughout the Coast Guard 14th District greet a World War II veteran from an American airline honor flight from Los Angeles at the Honolulu International Airport, Dec. 3, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, alongside the other armed services, are observing the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor...
Coast Guard Cutter Waeshe deploys for patrol, multi-national naval exercise
ALAMEDA, Calif. – RIMPAC 2014 is a biennial international military exercise scheduled by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. More than 20 countries will participate in the 24th occurrence of this exercise which will be conducted in Pearl Harbor and the adjacent waters of Hawaii from June 26 through Aug. 1. Coast Guard Cutter Waeshe, homeported in Alameda, will serve as the Surface Action Group Commander...
Coast Guard Cutter Taney hosts Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Masaschi
BALTIMORE – Cool winds whipped across the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Taney as it sat moored along Pier 5 in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 2013. As a crowd of more than 150 people began to fill the carefully placed seats and surrounding deck space on the fantail of the Taney the brisk air soon became unnoticed. The crowd...
Coast Guard recognizes Pearl Harbor survivors during December 7 ceremony
Alameda – The Coast Guard recognized three survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor today in a ceremony at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA. Among those recognized was Senior Chief Petty Officer John Rauschkob, U.S. Navy, retired who was a Petty Officer 3rd Class at the time of the attack. Senior Cief Rauschkolb served 38 years in the Navy as a Signalman.
Senior Chief Petty Officer John...
Coast Guard Pearl Harbor survivor made honorary Chief Petty Officer
PETALUMA, Calif. – Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma held a ceremony this morning to honor retired Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class George C. Larsen, promoting him to an honorary Chief Petty Officer for his service during the attack on Pearl Harbor and for his continued contributions to the community.
Chief Petty Officer George C. Larsen, a Pearl Harbor survivor of Novato, Calif., served in...
