BERTHOLF WMSL 750
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid 29 March 2005 - Launched 29 September 2006 Christened 11 November 2006 |
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- USCGC Bertholf WMSL-750 Covers Page 1 (2005-08)
Postmarks
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Locy Type F |
2008-08-04 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Commodore Ellsworth Price Bertholf, USCG (April 7 1866 - November 11 1921).
Bertholf was a Congressional Gold Medal recipient who later served as the fourth Chief of the United States Revenue Cutter Service and first Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
Bertholf was court-martialed while serving as a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, for allegedly participating in a hazing incident. Following his expulsion from the Naval Academy, Bertholf enlisted on September 14 1885 in the Revenue Cutter Service as a cadet, graduated and was appointed a third lieutenant on June 12 1889 and retired from the US Coast Guard (the successor entity of the Revenue Cutter Service) on June 30 1919 holding the rank of Commodore.
Bertholf died at his residence at Bretton Hall Hotel in New York City on November 11 1921. Commodore Bertholf was laid to rest with full military honors in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. He is buried next to his nephew, Charles Mariner Bertholf, Captain, United States Navy, and his nephew's son, Charles Mariner Bertholf, Jr., Captain, United States Marine Corps. His brother, Wallace Bertholf, Captain, United States Navy, is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
The ship's sponsor is Mrs. Meryl Chertoff, wife of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.
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