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Event

Gallagher Dock reopens and A. J. Gallagher receives a Coast Guard assignment (1960)

Also 1960 Gallagher Dock seasonal reopening

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinSaint James Harbor
ErasModern era

Summary

Phillip Gregg and Professor Hill reactivated Gallagher Dock for the 1960 season. The same August notice says A. J. Gallagher visited home before a new assignment aboard the Coast Guard cutter Woodrush out of Duluth.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide dock repairs, a full identity or service record for A. J. Gallagher, or assignment dates. It is not used to identify the later Coast Guard vessel record without a held source establishing that vessel.

Open questions

  • Which dock, Coast Guard, and family records document the reopening and assignment?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 1960, Gallagher Dock and Coast Guard notices.
    Reports the Gallagher Dock reactivated for the season by Phillip Gregg and Professor Hill of Lansing, and says A. J. Gallagher visited home briefly en route to a new assignment aboard Coast Guard Cutter Woodrush out of Duluth, Minnesota. It does not provide dock work details, Gallagher's full identity, or assignment dates.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon