Posts Tagged:Coast Guard

Life-Saving Heritage on Display

Life-Saving Heritage on Display

Life-saving service history is linked to early Chinese practices, like the Chinkiang Association for the Saving of Life established in 1708. It was the first life-saving station institution in the world, consisting of a complex series of stations dotting the coastlines of rivers, bays, and oceans. Chinese benevolent societies and the Imperial Chinese government also… Read more »

Throwback Thursday- Ira M. Lewis

Ira M. Lewis was a Coast Guard chief who was in charge of the Montauk Lighthouse from February 1957 to August 1959.  Chief Boatswain’s Mate (BMC) Lewis, who grew up in a “waterman” family on the east coast of North Carolina, was an accomplished swimmer and boatman, who became a Surfman at the age of… Read more »