USCGC White Adler Memorial - Baton Rouge, LA
N 30° 26.631 W 091° 11.423
15R E 673765 N 3369360
Dedicated in 2009, this memorial honors the crew members of the Cutter White Adler, which sank on Dec. 7, 1968.
Waymark Code: WM8WVT
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2010
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The Cutter White Adler (WLM-541) sank on December 7, 1968 near White Castle, LA about 35 river miles south of this memorial. Memorial is dedicated to the 21 crew members (17 died, 3 rescued, 1 on leave). Very beautiful memorial. Text on memorial states:
USCGC White Adler/WLM-541
7 December 1968
In memory and honor of those shipmates who loyally served the United States Coast Guard onboard the CGC White Adler they gave the ultimate sacrifice.
On December 7, 1968 ther USCGC WHITE ADLER, a 132 foot bouy tender, had finished a long hard day's work by successfully decommissioniong 22 low water bouys. At 6:29pm, bound for her homeport of New Orleans with a mere 14 hours to go, the WHITE ADLER tragically collided with the upbound Steam Ship Helena, a 455 foot Taiwanese freighter. With barely enough time to sound her danger signal, the WHITE ADLER was hit broadside to starboard sustaining such severe damage that she sank immediately in 75 feet of water, sending 17 of her 20 crewmembers to an early grave.
Coast Guard and Navy master divers attempted recovery operations, but were only able to recover 2 members due to the immediate silting over of the ship. The Coast Guard elected to leave the remaining 15 crewmembers entombed on the cutter which to this day remains buried at the bottom of the Mississippi River at MM 195.3, near White Catle, Louisiana.
Latitude 30'12'01"N
091'10'02"W
THOSE CREWMEMBERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
CWO Samuel Brown, Jr - Commanding Officer
ENC William Vitt
EN1 John Rollinson
CS2 Charles Morrison
EM2 Michael Agnew
QM2 John Cooper
YN2 Joseph Morin
BM3 Guy Wood
EN3 Walton O'Quinn
SN Frank Campisano
SN Richard Duncan
SN Roger Jacks
SNSteven Lundquist
EN Maurice Cason
SA Walter Abbott
SA Larry Fregia
SA Ramon Gutierrez
CREWMEMBERS WHO SURVIVED
BMC Richard Batista (On Leave)
BM2 Richard Kraus
FN Bruce Kopowski
SA Lawrence Miller
"MOURN NOT FOR HIM,HE SAILS WITH ONE MORE DIVINE"
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Date dedicated: 12/07/2009
Sponsor(s): Auxiliary Flotilla 4-10, MSU Baton Rouge, USS Kidd Veterans Memorial and Museum
Relevent website: Not listed
Entrance fees (if any): Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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