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John H. Coppens transfers to Lake Worth Inlet Lifeboat Station (1960)

Also 1960 John Coppens lifeboat-station assignment

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
ErasModern era

Summary

The October 1960 Beaver Beacon reported that Chief Boatswain John H. Coppens and Mrs. Coppens had recently gone to Lake Worth Inlet Lifeboat Station.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not give an effective date, station file, complete Coast Guard record, or service address. The event is connected to the existing episode-qualified John H. Coppens record through the matching full name and Coast Guard role; no broader family identity is inferred from this notice.

Open questions

  • Which Coast Guard or lifeboat-station records document Coppens’s assignment and dates?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 1960, service-men news.
    Reports Chief Boatswain and Mrs. John H. Coppens recently going to Lake Worth Inlet Lifeboat Station. It does not provide an effective date, unit file, station record, or complete household identity.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon