Coast Guard Station Chatham

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Station Chatham's Crew

From left to right MKC Caropepe, BMC Watson, BM3 gaffney, BM3 Johnson, BM1 Perkins, FS3 Shores, BM1 Hussey, SN Florence, BM1 Richards, SN Scheer, MK3 Shaw, BM2 Baldwin, Bm1 Haskins, SA Harrington, FN Hajec, MK2 Hawley, MK2 Crabb, BM3 Hefty, BM3 Lerschall, MK3 Dowling, BM1 Duffy, FN Skipworth, BMC Bouchard, SK2 Stahley, and BMC Lefever.

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Thanks to William Ryder for dropping to show us an old picture of the U.S. Life-Saving Service Superintendents taken around 1898-1901. The photo is extremely rare. USCG historian Dennis Noble says it is the only picture of Superintendent Maxam he has seen. Chatham's Lifesaving history can trace its roots back to the formation of the Massachusetts Humane Society in 1786. The Humane Societies Houses of Refuge were placed along Cape Cod's beaches starting in 1849. Click on the photo to go directly to the history page