Document Number: 2617
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Fifth District
U.S. Coast Guard
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Date: Sept. 28, 2008
Contact: 609-677-2204
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Coast Guard Cutter Spencer mast dedication
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The mast of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer W-36 was dedicated in honor of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008.
The parade grounds at the training center are now the permanent home of the mast after being displayed at the Intrepid Museum in New York City then to Coast Guard Facilities Bayonne.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Ann Marie Gorden)
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Members of the Spencer Association, including seven WWII veterans, pose for a picture Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, in front of the mast from Coast Guard Cutter Spencer W-36 at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J.
The Spencer Association formed after the final trip from New York to Baltimore when the cutter was decommissioned in January 1974.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Ann Marie Gorden)
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For more information on the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer mast dedication and Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro click here.
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