Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Vietnam-Era US Coast Guard Records Editing Workshop

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Vietnam-Era US Coast Guard Records Editing Workshop



Join us at the National Archives Innovation Hub for a Vietnam-Era US Coast Guard Records Editing Workshop. Attendees will learn to edit Wikipedia and use recently scanned Coast Guard records to update related Wikipedia articles. Experienced Wikipedians will be on hand to provide training and guidance.

Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.

When


 * Wednesday, June 27, 2018 10AM-2PM

Where


 * National Archives-Innovation Hub
 * 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW
 * Washington, DC 20408
 * WMATA Metro Logo small.svg Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter (Green and Yellow Lines)}}


 * PLEASE NOTE: You will be entering a government building and will be required to go through security (a magnetometer). You will need to show a photo ID (preferably a driver's licence or other government ID) and sign in to come to the Innovation Hub.  If you wish to work with original records you must have a NARA researcher card.  If you do not have one, there will be an opportunity to sign up for a card.  More information here.

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Coast Guard Squadron One
• USCGC Point Arden (WPB-82309)

• USCGC Point Banks (WPB-82327)

• USCGC Point Clear (WPB-82315)

• USCGC Point Caution (WPB-82301)

• USCGC Point Comfort (WPB-82317)

• USCGC Point Cypress (WPB-82326)

• USCGC Point Dume (WPB-82325)

• USCGC Point Ellis (WPB-82330)

• USCGC Point Gammon (WPB-82328)

• USCGC Point Grace (WPB-82323)

• USCGC Point Garnet (WPB-82310)

• USCGC Point Glover (WPB-82307)

• USCGC Point Grey (WPB-82324)

• USCGC Point Hudson (WPB-82322)

• USCGC Point Jefferson (WPB-82306)

• USCGC Point Kennedy (WPB-82320)

• USCGC Point League (WPB-82304)

• USCGC Point Lomas (WPB-82321)

• USCGC Point Marone (WPB-82331)

• USCGC Point Mast (WPB-82316)

• USCGC Point Orient (WPB-82319)

• USCGC Point Partridge (WPB-82305)

• USCGC Point Slocum (WPB-82313)

• USCGC Point Young (WPB-82303)

• USCGC Point Welcome (WPB-82329)

• USCGC Point White (WPB-82308)

Coast Guard Squadron Two
• Established March 10, 1972 to turnover WHECs to USN

• USCGC Absecon (WHEC-374)

• USCGC Chinoteague (WHEC-375)

• USCGC McCullough (WHEC-386)

• Others turned over to USN

• USCGC Bering Strait (WHEC-382)

• USCGC Castle Rock (WHEC-383)

• USCGC Cook Inlet (WHEC-384)

• USCGC Yakutat (WHEC-380)

Coast Guard Squadron Three
• Deployment 1

• USCGC Barataria (WHEC-381)

• USCGC Half Moon (WHEC-378)

• USCGC Yakutat (WHEC-380)

• USCGC Gresham (WHEC-387)

• USCGC Bering Strait (WHEC-382)

• Deployment 2

• USCGC Androscoggin (WHEC-68)

• USCGC Duane (WHEC-33)

• USCGC Campbell (WHEC-32)

• USCGC Minnetonka (WHEC-67)

• USCGC Winona (WHEC-65)

• Deployment 3

• USCGC Bibb (WHEC-31)

• USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)

• USCGC Owasco (WHEC-39)

• USCGC Wachusett (WHEC-44)

• USCGC Winnebago (WHEC-40)

• Deployment 4

• USCGC Spencer (WHEC-360)

• USCGC Mendota (WHEC-69)

• USCGC Sebago (WHEC-42)

• USCGC Taney (WHEC-37)

• USCGC Klamath (WHEC-66)

• Deployment 5

• USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715)

• USCGC Dallas (WHEC-716)

• USCGC Chase (WHEC-718)

• USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717)

• USCGC Pontchartrain (WHEC-70)

• Deployment 6

• USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720)

• USCGC Bering Strait (WHEC-382)

• USCGC Yakutat (WHEC-380)

• Deployment 7

• USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722)

• USCGC Rush (WHEC-723)

• Deployment 8

• USCGC Castle Rock (WHEC-383)

• USCGC Cook Inlet (WHEC-384)

Coast Guard Support Vessels

 * USCGC Nettle (WAK-169)

COAST GUARD VESSELS SUPPORTING U. S. ARMY AND USAID IN AIDS TO NAVIGATION

 * USCGC Planetree (WLB-307)
 * USCGC Ironwood (WLB-297)
 * USCGC Basswood (WLB-388)
 * USCGC Blackhaw (WLB-390)

Sources and Potential References

 * National Archives Catalogue Scans of Vietnam-Era US Coast Guard Records
 * NARA Narations Blog: Help Contribute by Scanning U.S. Coast Guard Records from the Vietnam War in the Innovation Hub!
 * NARA AOTUS Blog: U.S. Coast Guard Logbook Scan-a-Thon
 * US Coast Guard History Program: USCG in Vietnam Chronology
 * Coast Guard Combat Veterans: Semper Paratus

Articles edited/created, Images, Categories Added

 * Image category created: Logbooks of the United States Coast Guard

Participants

 * Ariel Cetrone (WMDC) (talk) 14:25, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Catherinebrandsen (talk) 14:25, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Kellieshipley (talk) 14:25, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * FCGH ExecDir (talk) 14:25, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Cblazejak (talk) 14:25, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Faganjj (talk) 14:25, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 14:38, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Sushila69 (talk) 14:45, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Brock-brac (talk) 15:09, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * GaryMThomas (talk) 15:16, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Avast48 (talk)