Coast Guard Animal Mascot

U s coast guard historian s office preserving our history for future generations page 1 of 12 coast guard mascots since mankind first took to the seas thousands of years ago they always brought along members of the animal kingdom with them on board their ships the animals were brought along for many reasons such as a source of food to fight

Objee is the beloved mascot of the coast guard academy in 1926 the academy selected the black bear as its mascot because the bear is bold and tenacious attributes befitting the coast guard and its officers also that year the revenue cutter bear its crew renowned for heroism was decommissioned soon a live cub arrived on campus

The bear was chosen to represent the coast guard and its officers who protect and defend the maritime environment thirty one bear cubs fulfilled mascot duties during the 57 years the academy kept a live mascot on campus the last live mascot a 250 pound bear known as objee thirty one was retired to a farm in upstate new york in 1984

Uscgc campbell wpg 32 crew and mascot sinbad in the north atlantic ca 1943 u s coast guard his first years were without major disruptions until the campbell was dispatched to conduct surveys around greenland in summer 1940

Sinbad retired from the coast guard in 1948 with the rank of chief dog and settled into a comfortable life at the barnegat lighthouse in new jersey he died on dec 30 1951 at the age of 13 a

Oast guard cutter spar s 4 legged furry mascotdogs like many other types of domestic animals have been a part of our armed forces for many years as companions and mascots in the coast guard the most famous of these mascots is the mix breed canine sinbad who was adopted by the crew of the 327 foot se

Every single coast guard member who served alongside sinbad found him extremely likeable and impossible to forget even in the midst of ferocious sea battles after all sinbad was campbell s mascot a dog coast guard cutter campbell campbell s crew plucked sinbad off the streets of staten island new york in 1937

Wikimedia commons in 1938 according to the uscgc campbell association the crew of the coast guard cutter george w campbell adopted a pup described as mixed breed the government publishing office asserts that he was a rottweiler named sinbad according to we are the mighty a seaman named a a blackie rother intended to give the pup

History hub administrator 28 jan 2022 today we salute the hard working canine mascots of the u s coast guard knobby at the wheel the mongrel mascot of a coast guard 83 foot rescue cutter stayed with his shipmates in the historic sweep across the english channel national archives identifier 205582997

Hi i 39 m patwo lauren loughlin welcome to the coast guard museum this month 39 s artifact of the month is in honor of national mud day which occurs every year on july thirty first the artifact is a plaque about sinbad mascot of the coast guard cutter campbell most famous sailor aboard the cutter campbell for the past eight years

More than a mascot sinbad was a full member of the coast guard he had his own service number bunk a uniform of sorts and his assigned battle station the men relied on sinbad for morale and for fun no one was bored if sinbad was around in april of 1943 sinbad was mentioned as an aside in the new york times april 6 1943 when the

Revenue cutter and coast guard muster rolls 1833 1932 unbound us revenue cutter and cg muster rolls 1831 1915 shipping articles of the revenue cutter service 1867 1916

P sinbad the coast guard s most famous mascot cgc campbell world war ii p turk coast guard station elizabeth city since 1996 u buccaneer on patrol somewhere in alaskan waters enjoys a mid day meal of canned shrimp two day turnaround 34 story and photos by pa3 lauren downs 1st dist locked in 36 story by pa2 judy silverstein uscgr

Harry h steffenhagen of 123 w 34th street richmond va who got in the way of some german machine gun fire 26 g 4071 box 58 every buddy s pal doc sunshine mascot of a coast guard manned troop transport plays no favorites he is strong for his seafaring mates and strong for the soldiers heading overseas as

13 the coast guard and world war ii 241 093 coast guard members served during world war ii 14 the coast guard motto semper paratus is the coast guard motto 15 pups of the coast guard while many animals have served as mascots aboard coast guard vessels sinbad a dog is one of the service s most famous

Such was the luck for sinbad a crew member of the coast guard cutter campbell for 11 years according to mike walling who wrote a new introduction to george f foley s 1945 book sinbad of

Cgd 200420 136 003 pdf photo by scott price u s coast guard historian 39 s office an illustrated overview of the various types of mascots that have gone to sea or served ashore with the coast guard download photo 1 37 mb this photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release if you would like to republish please give

More news of sinbad coast guard mascot last week one of the featured dogs in our series was sinbad a mascot for the coast guard during the late 1930s through the 1940s my article prompted an email from an expert on coast guard history in his research mike walling had come upon two letters that appeared in the newsletter distributed among

The u s coast guard academy mascot is a black bear bold and brave just like our beloved coast guard coasties the black bear was selected as the official mascot in 1926 whether they re mules bulldogs or bears it s safe to say that every u s military mascot is a symbol of pride and has a deep significance in its respective branch

33 objee united states coast guard academy until 1984 a live bear kept on campus the us coast guard academy adopted the bear as their mascot in 1926 according to their website they feel the animal is bold and tenacious attributes befitting the coast guard and its officers

Luigi59 new london conn rear adm j scott burhoe conducts the coast guard academy mascot change of command june 1 2011 in the chase hall quad at the academy the bear named objee is the official mascot of the academy and appears at various athletic and social functions at times during the academy 39 s history a live bear was housed on

Sinbad mascot on coast guard cutter campbell circa 1944 besides dogs and cats more unusual and exotic animals were often adopted as mascots these animals were usually given as gifts to visiting ships at ports by local officials

Us coast guard mascots within record group 26 records of the u s coast guard series photographs of activities facilities and personalities 1886 1967 rg 26 g determined to follow his coast guard mates to the beach hobo hops onto a war machine which is about to be hoisted into a landing craft national archives identifier 205582904