Edward Darlington Jones letters, 1929 May - 1931 Aug., to his wife.

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Edward Darlington Jones letters, 1929 May - 1931 Aug., to his wife.

Written while commanding the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Northland on her annual patrol duty in Arctic waters. Comments on various rescue operations, visits to native villages and remote settlements, medical aid rendered, etc. With these: copy of an article (typescript) written for Encyclopedia Arctica on Coast Guard's contacts with Alaska and the Arctic, with related notes and correspondence (ca. 1947); and clippings.

1 box (.4 linear ft.).

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Northland (cutter).

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United States. Coast Guard

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The Rock of Ages Light is a U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse on a small rock outcropping approximately 2.25 miles west of Washington Island and 3.5 miles west of Isle Royale, in Keweenaw County, Michigan. It is an active aid to navigation. From the description of Rock of Ages Lighthouse Logbook, 1939-1945. (Michigan Technological University). WorldCat record id: 758507044 "The U.S. Coast Guard is one of the five armed forces of the United States and the only military organization...

Jones, Edward Darlington.

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Jones was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1942; he was in charge of organizing civilian and naval defense on the west coast. Many of the papers also pertain to Ona Rogers Jones, his wife, and her family. From the description of Edward Darlington Jones papers, 1912-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122383533 ...