Summary
Bert J. McDonough retired from lighthouse service in September 1961 after 33½ years. The Beaver Beacon says he served with the Beaver Head light station and remained its caretaker after automation in 1958, and that the Coast Guard presented him with the Albert Gallatin award at a Charlevoix ceremony.
Evidence and limits
The article is a local retirement notice. It does not establish McDonough’s complete Coast Guard rank, service file, award citation, or exact employment dates at the station.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 1961, “Retirement.”Reports Bert J. McDonough retiring after 33 and one-half years in lighthouse service, including service with the Beaver Head light station and later caretaker work after the station became automatic in 1958. It says he received the Albert Gallatin award at a Charlevoix ceremony but supplies no Coast Guard personnel file.