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William Ludwig returns to Beaver Island after 25 years, 1963

Also William Ludwig returns to Beaver Island after 25 years · former Coast Guard chief returns 1963

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TypeEvent
Date1963-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1963-08
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
transportationcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1963 Beaver Beacon reported William and Mrs. Ludwig’s return to Beaver Island after 25 years and recalled his three years as Coast Guard chief at the island station.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper visit notice, not a complete Coast Guard personnel or travel record.

Sources

  1. Reports William and Mrs. Ludwig’s return after 25 years and identifies his former three-year role as Coast Guard chief on Beaver Island; it does not provide a full personnel or travel record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the return notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “William Ludwig returns to Beaver Island after 25 years, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-william-ludwig-return-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1963, “They Do Return.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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