Coast Guard Aviation Memorial - Gloucester, MA
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N 42° 36.609 W 070° 40.104
19T E 363153 N 4718873
A memorial to the Coast Guard Aviation is located at the harbor in Gloucester.
Waymark Code: WMCWR8
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2011
Views: 6
The Ancient Order of Pterodactyl is a group of active and retired Coast Guard aviators and air crewmen. They placed a memorial at Gloucester Harbor honoring Coast Guard Aviation.
Gloucester fishermen rely on the rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard when they experience danger when at sea. To expedite rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard established an aviation unit on Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor in May of 1925. The memorial plaque is attached to a rock. It depicts the image of a 1920's biplane coming to the rescue of a shipwrecked fisherman who is floating in the ocean, buoyed up by a wooden board. The plaque also carries the Coast Guard and Aviation insignias. The plaque is inscribed:
That, "They who
sea in ships,"
shall not perish.
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In Honor of the men who established Coast Guard Aviation
In May 1925 on
Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor
Home of the first continuously operating Coast Guard air station
Growth in operations and aircraft size forced a move
to Salem Massachusetts in 1935 and again to Cape Cod in 1970
Relevent website: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
always available
Entrance fees (if any):
0
Sponsor(s): The Ancient Order of Pterodactyl
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Date dedicated: Not listed
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