Summary
Charles J. Allers, called “Cap” Allers in the June 1945 feature, commanded Conservation Department patrol No. 1 on its scheduled fish-net inspection trip toward the Beaver Islands. The feature describes him as a native of South Haven and Beaver Island.[^patrol1945]
Evidence and limits
The source gives no age, address, full service record, or independent vessel register. Its account of Allers’s father as a schooner owner and master is retained as attributed context, not as a separate family or vessel record.
Open questions
- What conservation agency employed Allers, and what records document his career?
- Which vessel registry identifies Patrol No. 1 and its command history?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, June 29, 1945, “BEAVER ISLAND — Islands have a way of doing things to people.”Identifies Charles J. Allers as commander of the 75-foot Conservation Department patrol No. 1 and describes him as a native of South Haven and Beaver Island; the feature also gives a source-reported account of his father’s Great Lakes schooner ownership.