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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Bernard C Webber ~ 04 June 2018
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Posted on 06/03/2018 5:00:21 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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One of the Coast Guard's legendary heroes, Senior Chief Petty Officer Bernard C. Webber (USCG Ret) died at his home in Melbourne, Florida Saturday, January 24, 2009. He is survived by his widow, Miriam (Pentinen) Webber, a daughter, Patricia Hamilton and her husband Bruce, two granddaughters, Leah and Hilary Hamilton of Shamong, NJ and North Eastham, a son, Bernard E. Webber and a grandson, Shane Webber of California. Senior Chief Petty Officer Bernard C. Webber is one of the "Chatham Legends". |
On February 18, 1952, he took the CG36500 out of Chatham Station with three volunteers-Seaman Ervin Maske, Seaman Richard Livesey and Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Fitzgerald, an Engineman, responding to the tanker Pendleton, which had broken in two off Chatham in a storm. Seaman Maske was at Chatham Station awaiting transport to the Lightship Stonehorse but remained ashore because the Coast Guard deemed the seas too rough to transport him. He volunteered, along with the two Chatham Coast Guardsmen who volunteered to accompany Mr. Webber. The Coast Guard crew faced 60 foot waves, hurricane force winds and blizzard conditions to rescue 33 sailors who survived the shipwreck. While the CG36500 was leaving Chatham Harbor, her compass and windshield were smashed and the rescue boat began shipping water. They persevered, and by dead reckoning they finally sighted the stern section of the Pendleton, where the ship's crew was awaiting rescue. They only lost one man-the ship's cook, George D. "Tiny" Myers, The four who manned the rescue boat all received coveted Coast Guard Gold Life-saving Medals for their heroism in what is considered by maritime historians to be "The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History." Of the four, only Engineman Fitzgerald is still alive. Senior Chief Webber was born in Milton, MA in 1928, the son of the late Rev. A. Bernard Webber and Annie Knight Webber. He was one of four sons --all of whom served in the U.S. Military during World War II-- Paul in the Army in Europe, Bob in the Coast Guard and Bill in the Army Transportation Corp. When he was only 16, Bernie Webber joined the Merchant Marine Service and trained at Sheepshead Bay Maritime School in New York. When World War II ended, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and attended "boot camp" at Curtis Bay, MD. He was transferred to Cape Cod to serve Lighthouse duty at Highland Lighthouse in North Truro and later went to the Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard. He first saw the CG36500 when he returned to Chatham for a visit. He was transferred to Chatham Station in 1949. After the Pendleton rescue, he transferred to Woods Hole and didn't return to Chatham until 1954 and served there only until 1955. His final tour of duty at Chatham ended in 1963 when he was transferred to Cross Rip Lightship until it was decommissioned. Mr. Webber was reassigned to the CG Cutter Point Banks out of Woods Hole. From there he and the ship were ordered to Vietnam. When he returned from 'Nam, he was assigned to the Buoy Tender Hornbeam in Woods Hole and finally retired from the Coast Guard as a Senior Chief Petty Officer, serving as a Warrant Bosun (WO1), on September 1, 1966. During his time in this region, he also served at Nauset Lifeboat Station, Race Point Lifeboat Station, aboard a Coast Guard tug out of Southwest Harbor, Maine and the Nantucket Lightship. Senior Chief Webber met his wife Miriam Pentinen, a native of Wellfleet, when he first served duty in North Truro. They were married July 16, 1950 in Milton in a ceremony performed by his father, Rev. A. Bernard Webber. After he left the Coast Guard, Mr. Webber served as Wellfleet Harbor Master, reconditioned boats for Nauset Auto and Marine in Orleans, partnered on a charter boat out of Rock Harbor, Orleans. In "retirement" he worked for the National Audubon Society in Maine and later for Hurricane Island Outward Bound School in Maine. He also worked in the marine field for dredging, towboat and salvage companies and even served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In his book, "Chatham: The Lifeboatmen", he wrote: "After 42 years of work on the sea, it became time to come home." His widow Miriam said that Mr. Webber will be cremated and his remains will be interred with military honors in a family plot in Wellfleet on May 9, 2009. |
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To: Kathy in Alaska
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Good evening, Three...ready to take on the new week?
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posted on
06/03/2018 5:17:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: The Mayor; PROCON; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; ...
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posted on
06/03/2018 5:23:00 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Open My Eyes
June 4, 2018
The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things.
John 14:26
The first time I went to the gorgeous Chora Church in Istanbul, I was able to figure out some Bible stories from the Byzantine frescos and mosaics on the ceiling. But there was much I missed. The second time, however, I had a guide. He pointed to all the details I had previously missed, and suddenly everything made perfect sense! The first aisle, for instance, depicted the life of Jesus as recorded in the gospel of Luke.
Sometimes when we read the Bible we understand the basic stories, but what about the connectionsthose details that weave Scripture into the one perfect story? We have Bible commentaries and study tools, yes, but we also need a guidesomeone to open our eyes and help us see the wonders of Gods written revelation. Our guide is the Holy Spirit who teaches us all things (John 14:26). Paul wrote that He explains spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words (1 Corinthians 2:13).
How wonderful to have the Author of the Book to show us the wonders of it! God has not only given us His written Word and His revelation but He also helps us to understand it and learn from it. So let us pray with the psalmist, saying, Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law (Psalm 119:18).
We need God in order to understand Scripture.
By Keila Ochoa | See Other Authors
Did you do connect-the-dot puzzles as a child?
When Jesus spoke in John 14:2331 about giving His Spirit to show His disciples all they needed to know, they couldnt yet see the picture. What He said about love, obedience, and the Spirit who would help them put it all together were still just words.
Imagine what it was like to be one of Jesuss disciples for whom what He was saying was such a mystery and a puzzle on that Passover night. Then the Spirit came and began to reveal truth. Think about how the Spirit is now, through the Scriptures, connecting the dots for you.
Mart DeHaan
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posted on
06/03/2018 5:32:16 PM PDT
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The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
06/03/2018 5:34:20 PM PDT
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SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; laurenmarlowe; beachn4fun; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
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posted on
06/03/2018 6:32:09 PM PDT
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radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: StarCMC; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; ...
Please note: The author of the Hall of Heroes is StarCMC.
~ Hall of Heroes: Bernard C Webber ~
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posted on
06/03/2018 6:33:18 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Everybody!
((((HUGS))))
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posted on
06/03/2018 6:33:44 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Kathy in Alaska
God bless all those upon the sea
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posted on
06/03/2018 6:37:56 PM PDT
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mylife
(The Roar Off The Masses Could be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska
losing the cook seriously sucks
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posted on
06/03/2018 6:40:57 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Off The Masses Could be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
Hope your weekend’s been a good one? Did you ever get more rain last night or today?
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posted on
06/03/2018 6:49:21 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: The Mayor
If it weren’t for the Holy Spirit, I would be blind crippled and crazy,
Oh the Trinity is real, I feel it everyday.
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posted on
06/03/2018 6:53:50 PM PDT
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mylife
(The Roar Off The Masses Could be Farts)
To: The Mayor
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posted on
06/03/2018 6:59:52 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Off The Masses Could be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska
As anyone who rides motorcycles is aware, the left foot controls the gear shift lever. On the really big bikes this is done with a heel and toe action, but on smaller, more traditional bikes (like my HD FXR Superglide) it is an actual peg-like lever. First Gear is DOWN, but the other gears are up,up,up, all the way to fifth. That means that the foot is under the lever and one is using the tender instep of the foot to operate the machine.
Sandals, dress shoes, and sneakers are all inappropriate, with their soft uppers that leave the instep black and blue after a particularly long ride in the city with lots of shifting. Boots or work shoes are the best, especially with reinforced toes.
However, I can’t walk in boots, and they can’t have any kind of a heel because I need flat shoes with a nice thick soles (like a running shoe) to walk around after getting off the bike at my destination.
So I have been on a shoe odyssey for the 45 years that I’ve been a biker. I have bought official Harley Boots, expensive hiking boots, etc, and none have worked out for me. I keep going back to the soft running shoes with the sore insteps.
Lots of money has changed hands, and lots of expensive boots and shoes have gone on to the charity bins.
Just this morning, I was riding around with Penny and I saw a pile of stuff on the sidewalk with a sign that said “FREE”. So I stopped.
Most of it was kitchen stuff, but there was a shoebox off to the side. I opened it up, and there was a pair of black shoes that looked like running shoes but had a reinforced toe. They were brand new, with a $75.00 receipt in the box from 2009, stating they were “Work Safety Shoes”, Women size 7.5.
I grabbed them, threw them in the car and went onward to have a lovely hike with Penny (wearing appropriate hiking shoes with soft uppers), and waited till I got home to try on the work shoes.
I put them on, (they fit) and got on the Bike for a long, leisurely ride on the South Shore.
They are PERFECT.
My Odyssey has ended. Finally!
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posted on
06/03/2018 7:01:18 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
06/03/2018 7:06:14 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Off The Masses Could be Farts)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Hope you got a little time off this weekend.
On to the new week!!
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posted on
06/03/2018 7:10:03 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: SkyDancer
Good evening, Janey...make it home for some rest?
Where are you off to next?
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posted on
06/03/2018 7:12:02 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: radu
Good evening, radu....any relief from the heat today?
We’ve been bright and sunny all day, and made it to the mid 60s
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posted on
06/03/2018 7:14:20 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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