Summary
A. J. Gallagher is identified in July 1973 as Chief Quartermaster and the person directing the machinery that righted the capsized Oil Queen. The report identifies him as the son of John A. and Lillian Gallagher. A 1966 notice independently places an A. J. Gallagher, son of John A. Gallagher, in the Coast Guard at the rank of Chief.
Evidence and limits
The record is source-qualified and does not provide a full given name, service assignment, dates, or complete family and Coast Guard records.
See also
- Oil Queen capsizing and righting (1973)
- American Girl (Gillespie fuel tug, 1971)
- Oil Queen (Gillespie tanker barge, 1971)
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Disaster Averted.”Identifies Chief Quartermaster A. J. Gallagher as the son of John A. and Lillian Gallagher and says he directed the machinery that righted the Oil Queen; it does not give his service assignment or exact full name.
- Beaver Beacon, April 1966, service news.Reports that A. J. Gallagher, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gallagher, was promoted to Chief in the United States Coast Guard and was moving with his wife Patti Martin and daughter Kelly; this supports the family and Coast Guard context without supplying a full civil record.