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Coast and Geodetic Survey liaison officer to Navy operations in Aleutians withRear Admiral Leo Colbert and Captain Clement Garner on inspection trip ofAlaskan field parties

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Coast and Geodetic Survey liaison officer to Navy operations in Aleutians withRear Admiral Leo Colbert and Captain Clement Garner on inspection trip ofAlaskan field parties. They are in front of a Coast Guard PBY that was beingused for C&GS; air photo missions. It crashed two days later killing the jointCoast Guard and Coast and Geodetic Survey crew.

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1943 July 16

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NOAA People

Coast & Geodetic Survey