- Date
- 1976-02-26
- Kind
- Announcement
- Participants
- Andrew John Gallagher (retiree)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimecommunicationgovernancecommunity
Summary
The March 1976 Beaver Beacon reports a February 26 Coast Guard retirement ceremony for Senior Chief Quartermaster A. J. Gallagher after more than 20 years of service. It describes his marine-traffic, inspection, and pollution- prevention duties and says he planned to retire to a farm near Sault Ste. Marie.
Evidence and limits
This is a community retirement profile, not a complete Coast Guard personnel record or independent award register.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports a February 26 ceremony at the Coast Guard Base in Sault Ste. Marie, a plaque for more than 20 years of service, river-traffic and dangerous-cargo/pollution-prevention duties, prior cutter and inspection assignments, awards, and his plan to retire to a farm near Sault Ste. Marie. It is a local account, not a complete service or personnel file. 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 · 1976-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the retirement report and its Beaver Island family connection.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “A. J. Gallagher retirement ceremony, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/retirement-ceremony-for-a-j-gallagher-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1976, “A. J. Gallagher Retires.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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