The Coastie Gazette: FIRST COMMENDATION

Thursday, December 2, 2021

FIRST COMMENDATION

Auxiliary in early 1940s

The first commendation to the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (then the Reserve) went to L.F. Bonner, commander, First Flotilla, New Orleans District, according to the Coast Guard Bulletin, June 1940. Bonner rescued four boys on April 21 after a gale capsized their sailboat in Galveston Bay.

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The Coastie Gazette - an independent voice and personal project - is a blog edited by Vinny Del Giudice. Any editorial comments are my own, and mine alone, as this is a hobby. I come from a U.S. Coast Guard family. My father served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War Two aboard the Attack Transport Bayfield (APA-33), which participated in the invasions of Normandy (D-Day), Southern France (Operation Anvil), Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Your editor has volunteered in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. Semper Paratus! My e-mail is wb2kqg@yahoo.com.