In spring of 1946, five men stationed at the Scotch Cap lighthouse had reasons to be happy. World War II was over. They had survived. Their lonely Coast Guard assignment on Unimak Island would be over ...
At 1:30 a.m. on April 1, 1946, a massive earthquake shook the remote Scotch Cap Lighthouse station on Alaska’s Unimak Island, ...
1897- Federal Civil Service rules were applied to Life-Saving Service (under Executive Order May 6, 1896). 1916-The official birthday of Coast Guard aviation. On this date LT Elmer F. Stone reported ...
In the spring of 1946, five men stationed at the Scotch Cap lighthouse had reasons to be happy. World War II was over. They had survived. Their lonely Coast Guard assignment on Unimak Island would be ...
Scotch Cap lighthouse two months before the tsunami of April 1, 1946. The lighthouse was a few miles from the epicenter on Unimak Island, Alaska. (Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) In spring of 1946, five ...