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The Beacon reports Andrew Gallagher’s Coast Guard promotion and Bruce McDonough’s transfer, 1959

Also 1959 Andrew Gallagher Coast Guard promotion · 1959 Bruce McDonough Kroger transfer

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Date1959-05
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ErasModern era
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Summary

The May 1959 Beaver Beacon reports Andrew J. Gallagher’s promotion to Second Class Quartermaster aboard the Coast Guard ship Woodbine and Bruce McDonough’s transfer to a Kroger meat-cutter position in Charlevoix.

Evidence limits

The grouped notices are not service files, promotion orders, employment records, or complete biographies.

Sources

  1. Reports Andrew J. Gallagher, son of Johnny Andy and Lillian, promoted to Second Class Quartermaster aboard the Coast Guard ship Woodbine, and Bruce McDonough transferred from Ludington to Charlevoix as a Kroger meat cutter. It does not provide service files, promotion orders, employment records, or complete biographies. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the promotion and employment notices; it does not expand the personnel record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports A. J. Gallagher spending a ten-day leave with his parents while stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Woodbine. It does not provide service logs, leave records, personnel files, or a complete biography. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the service notice; it does not expand the personnel record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The Beacon reports Andrew Gallagher’s Coast Guard promotion and Bruce McDonough’s transfer, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-andrew-gallagher-bruce-mcdonough-service-notices-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1959, “FUTURE ADMIRAL & MANAGER.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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