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LeRoy Eltinge edit
Leroy Eltinge | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Leroy Eltinge |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Spanish-American War World War I |
| Awards | Silver Star Distinguished Service Medal |
LeRoy Eltinge, born 17 September 1872 in Ulster County, N.Y., graduated from the Military Academy in 1896 and served in the Philippines 1898-99, for which service he received the Silver Star. He served in the Operations Section of the A.E.F. General Staff Headquarters during World War I and later became Deputy Chief of Staff of A.E.F. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for outstanding service in World War I. Brigadier General Eltinge died 13 May 1931 at Omaha, Neb.
(AP-154: dp. 9,950 (lt.); l. 522'10"; b. 71'6"; dr. 24'; s. 16 k.; cpl. 356; trp. 3,823; a. 4 5", 4 40mm.; 16 20mm.; cl. General <?. O. Squier; T. C4-S-A1)
http://www.history.navy.mil/DANFS/g3/general_leroy_eltinge.htm
General LeRoy Eltinge (AP-154) was launched 20 September 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, Calif.; sponsored by Mrs. James McCloud; acquired by the Navy and commissioned 21 February 1945, Capt. W. Wakefield in command.
82' WPB engineering details edit
The engineering plant consisted of the following: Main Propulsion consisted of twin Cummins VT12-900M mated to Capitol R/G's. The starting system was a Hydraulic Accumulator Starting System
Ship Service Power consisted of two Detroit Diesel 2-71 powered 20KW Delco Generator Sets that were able to run singled up or paralleled.
Heating and domestic hot water was provided by a Way Wolff Ship Heater. Chilled water for A/C was provided by a raw water cooled/heat exchanged ACME Chill Water System --- The Mains were later changed to 3412 cats and the gens to cummins. THe cutters retained the waywolfs, chiller and hydraulic accumulators for starting the mains. The Panamanian Navy currently runs 3 of the class. Including the Point Hannon.
Coast Guard Reserve edit
Ronald L. Davis, "CG port security boat first into reopened harbor in Kuwait City," The Coast Guard Reservist (Sep/Oct 1991), p. 13
22 August 1990: President Bush authorized the call up of members of the selected reserve to active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield. Three port security units (PSU's), consisting of 550 Coast Guard reservists are ordered to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield. (This was the first involuntary overseas mobilization of Coast Guard Reserve PSU's in the Coast Guard Reserve's 50-year history). A total of 950 Coast Guard reservists are called to active duty. Other reservist duties included supervising RRF vessel inspection and loading hazardous military cargoes.
14 September 1990: The Secretary of Transportation and the Commandant of the Coast Guard authorized the first-ever deployment of a reserve port security unit overseas. PSU 303, staffed by reservists from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the first unit deployed. They were stationed in Al-Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
22 September 1990: The second port security unit, PSU 301, staffed by reservists from Buffalo, New York, was deployed to Al-Jubayl, Saudi Arabia.
14 November 1990: PSU 302, staffed by reservists from Cleveland, Ohio, arrived in the Gulf. They were stationed in Bahrain.
21 April 1991: On April 21,1991, a Tactical Port Security Boat (TPSB) of PSU 301, stationed in Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia, was the first boat in the newly reopened harbor, Mina Ash Shuwaikh in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Because of certain security concerns, a determination was made to send one of the 22-foot Raider boats belonging to PSU 301 and armed with .50 caliber and M60 machine guns, to lead the procession into the harbor and provide security for the festivities. On April 20, a contingent of six Coast Guard personnel, led by LCDR M.S. Zecca, Executive Officer of PSU 301, along with MKC R.S. Grinnell (above, right photo) BMl M.C. Emond, PSl R.P. Robertson, MK2 J.J. Ford, and BM3 N.D. Bradley, left base Al Jubayl for Kuwait City.
The Selected Reserve reached a peak post-WWII strength of 17,815 in 1969, during the Vietnam Conflict http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/CG_Reserve_History.asp
Date SPARS Disestablished - ???? Find out!!
Sunset Gun edit
Historically, a gun fired once before sunset at military installations to signal the the start of the ceremony of evening colors. It is a military tradition to stand at attention and face the flag and render a hand salute if in uniform and outdoors. If the flag is not visible then one faces the music that accompanies the evening colors ceremony. The gun gives warning to all in earshot that the ceremony of evening colors is about to start. Most, but not all, military installations today dispense with a gun, but instead, pipe a bugle call or "prep" over a loud speaker to signal the start of the ceremony.[1]
World War I project edit
Tampa edit
Officer in charge edit
http://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/5000-5999/CIM_5000_3B.pdf
Change 3 to COMDTINST M5000.3B USCG Regulations 1992
pp. 38 & 39
Operation Tight Reign edit
Larzelere, pp 189–208 Scotti, pp 90–99
Operation Tight Reign was a joint U.S. Coast Guard and U.S Air Force operation to provide accurate all-weather navigation signals to aircraft and ships in southeast Asia using LORAN during the Vietnam War.
Background edit
LORAN-A had been developed with the cooperation of the Massachusetts Intitute of Technology and AT&T Bell Laboratories for military use during World War II. The Coast Guard became responsible for LORAN radio station construction and operation in 1942.[1] A ship or aircraft that had a LORAN receiver could use pulsed radio signals coming from two different LORAN stations to pinpoint where they were located[2] LORAN-A was superceded by LORAN-C in 1958 and had better accuracy and was not disturbed by atmospheric conditions unlike LORAN-A. LORAN-C had an accuracy of 50 feet.[2]
History edit
Locations Land acquisition and construction Operation Security Personnel End of mission
Ship namesake project edit
| Cutter name and hull number | Namesake | Service | Noted for |
|---|---|---|---|
| USCGC Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101) | Bernard C. Webber | U.S. Coast Guard | saving lives |
| USCGC Richard Etheridge (WPC-1102) | Richard Etheridge | U.S. Life-Saving Service | Etheridge led the Pea Island Lifesaving Station crew of six in a daring rescue operation that saved the entire crew of the schooner E.S. Newman, which had become grounded in a treacherous storm in 1896. |
| USCGC William Flores (WPC-1103) | William Ray Flores | U.S. Coast Guard | saving lives |
| USCGC Robert Yered (WPC-1104) | Robert James Yered | U.S. Coast Guard | saving lives |
| USCGC Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105) | Margaret C. Norvell | United States Lighthouse Service | Norvell became a lighthouse keeper in 1891, and remained in that service for 41 years. She was credited with saving many lives, including by venturing out into storms in a rowboat to rescue stranded mariners. |