Robert J. Gullickson, SN(BM)
IM MEMORANDUM: Lost at Sea, respected crewmember of the Huron Lightship
WAL-526, native of Grosse Point Woods, MI, forty years ago, May 7th, 1958,
Corsica Shoals, Port Huron, MI. NO GREATER LOVE HATH A COASTGUARDSMAN
THAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR A SHIPMATE.
03/19/98 Submitted by: Neil Hamilton, ENC Ret (wa2kaf@webtv.net)
Robert Gullickson, BM3
May 7, 1958 BM3 Robert Gullickson, crewman of the Huron Lightship, WAL-526 near Port Huron, MI was lost at sea after the liberty boat of the ship sank returning to the lightship from the Port Huron Lifeboat Station. BM3 Gullickson sacrificed his life attempting to seek aid for his shipmate, CS1 Vincent Disch of Janesville, WI who was rescued by his shipmate, Engineman 3rd Class Neil C. Hamilton of Buffalo, NY
11/03/03 Submitted by: Neil C. Hamilton
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