CG Medals Awarded at Center

COMMENDATION MEDAL lor his part in dramatic rescue at sea is presented to Chief Quartermaster Albert Dkkgiesrr by ( apt James Kelly, commanding officer of the ( oast (iuard Training Center in Cape May.

CAPE MAY - Exceptional courage, bravery, skill or performance are personal qualities in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Coast Guard. Service members ex hibiting these characteristics are often * honored with decorations and awards, tangible evidence of their devotion to duty. - AT RECENT graduation ceremonies at the Coast Guard Training Center for recruit companies Hotel and India 19, two outstan ding Coast Guardsmen were so honored. Each earned the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for outstanding achievement in different capacities: one ashore and one at sea. Chief Quartermaster Albert Dickgieser, now an instructor at the Training Center, was cited for meritorious achievement in the performance of duty, while serving as executive petty officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Cape Horn. On Feb. 7. 1980, repeated efforts were made by the Cape Horn to evacuate six crewmen from the disabled and sinking Hattie Rose,

off Cape Cod. Fifty-knot winds and twenty-foot seas prevented the Cape Horn from going alongside without incurring hdivy damdge. FACING FRIGID temperatures, gale force <. winds, treacherous seas and ship’s rolls of up to TO’’ degrees. Chief Dickgieser seemed to be everywhere, assisting and directing the men 'on deck and helping the commanding officer to rpaneuver the - ship from the pilot house. Through Chief Dickgieser’s actions and guidance of the Cape Horn crew, the lives of all six men were saved. . A di-fferent kind or challenge faces shore city personnel. Though chances are slim, a life-and-death situation will ^occur in an administrative office, exceptional performance is still critical f> the Coast Guard mission! YEOMAti FIRST CLASS Lou Stall, also cited for meritorious performance, distinguished himself as a.n outstanding yeoman during his term of enlistment at the Training Center. Assigned to recruit personnel as a seaman, Petty Officer Statti displayed ex-

emplary dedication in the performance of duties. He recognized several problems within existing procedures. On his own initiative he developed two improved systems for handling recruits' discharges and filing office correspondence and records. IN MAY 1978. as a third class petty officer, he was assigned to d chief yeoman billet within the office of the commanding officer, a job normally filled by one possessing considerably greater experience. Statti

more than compensated for his lack of experience. through dedication and hard work. Attending a legal and court reporter course, he graduated first in a class of 28. Later, assigned as legal yeoman to the staff legal officer, Statti effectively administered the clerical workload, eliminated a long-standing backlog in the delivery of legal documents, and contributed tremendously to the success of the Legal Assistance Program at the Training Center.

Maginnis Honored

SEA ISLE CITY - Charles A. Maggiitis was honored by the Board of Commissioners for his 25 years of service as a| member of the city's Board of Education. “Charles Maginnis is one df those fine people who take time to fcerve their community," Mayor Dominic Raffa noted. “His quarter of a century of

dedicated service to Sea Isle City as a^member of the board of education is an excellent example of citizen participation." Maginnis has submitted his resignation.to be effective May 16* Madsen Head

FOR EXEMPLARY performance. Yeoman First Class 1,01] .statti receives Coast Guard Achievement medal from Cap. James Kelly, commander of training center in Cape May.

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WILDWOOD CREST - The Delta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held election-of officer for the coming year recently at the home of Janet l^aber here. Elected weren>resident, Anne Madsen; vicepresident, Carol Strickland; recording secretary, Leah Crankshaw; treasurer, Terry Costello; corresponding secretary, Mary Ann Santo; extension officer, 1 Lucy Goodkin. Installation Tof officers will take place in May. ♦ The members unanimously voted to donate $200. to the "James Volpe Fund," which was started at Lower Cape May Regional High school. Delta Lambda Chapter also helps many local families in times of need.

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