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U.S. Coast Guard: Dogged by a Unique Past

The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Campbell adopt- ed a mixed-breed puppy in 1938. Little did they know that their canine companion would become a world famous Coast Guard veteran. He was, literally, a member of the crew, complete with all the necessary enlistment forms and other official paperwork, uni- forms, and his own bunk. He sailed on board the com- bat-tested cutter through World War II and saw much action, both at sea and in port. As Life Magazine reported: "An Old Sea Dog Has Favorite Bars and

Plenty of Girls in Every Port." Until recently he had the honor and distinction of being the only Coast

Guardsman to be the subject of a biography! It was

Sinbad of the Coast Guard, written by Chief Specialist

George R. Foley, USCGR and published by Dodd,

Mead and Company of New York during the war. The book made him an international celebrity.

Although he served honorably, he did run into a bit of trouble on occasion, as any sailor might during a long career at sea.

He caused an international incident in

Greenland, another in Casablanca, and was busted in rank a few times for minor cer ordered all but essential personnel off the ship.

They transferred to a nearby destroyer but a tough and hardy few stayed on board the Campbell while the cut- ter was towed to safety, patching her hull and insuring that she stayed afloat during the voyage. Among that few was Sinbad.

He served faithfully on board Campbell for 11 years, garnering more sea time than most of his contempo- raries, before finally retiring to the Barnegat Light

Station. He passed away December 30, 1951 and was laid to rest beneath the station's flagstaff. (Preceeding text and photos courtesy of the U.S.

Coast Guard — http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history)

Sinbad at general quarters!

Our Supporters ... Then and Now nuiKi, "H m«J» M. —y*u/

Sinbad in an advertisement from from a war-time magazine. infractions. As another author noted: "Sinbad is a salty sailor but he's not a good sailor. He'll never rate gold hash- marks nor Good Conduct Medals. He's been on report several times and he's raised hell in a number of ports. On a few occasions, he has embarrassed the United

States Government by creating distur- bances in foreign zones. Perhaps that's why Coast Guardsmen love Sinbad. he's as bad as the worst and as good as the best of us." Regardless of the fact that he like to blow off a little steam when he was on lib- erty, he was a brave and capable sailor when he was on duty. He earned the respect and affection of his shipmates dur- ing one famous battle when the Campbell fought it out with the Nazi submarine U- 606. The cutter was severely damaged during the fight and the commanding offi-

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