Ellsworth P. Bertholf

Ellsworth Price Bertholf (April 7, 1866-November 11, 1921) was a Congressional Gold Medal of Honor recipient who later served as the fourth Chief of the United States Revenue Cutter Service and first Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Congressional Gold Medal presented to Navajo Code talkers in 2000 The Congressional Gold Medal of Honor is the highest award which may be bestowed by the Legislative Branch of the United States government. ... The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in 1790 as an armed maritime law enforcement service. ... Commandant of the US Coast Guard is the highest ranking member of the US Coast Guard. ... The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States armed forces involved in maritime law enforcement, mariner assistance, search and rescue, and national defense, among other duties of coast guards elsewhere. ...

Revenue Cutter Service career

Bertholf was born in New York City. Following his expulsion from the United States Naval Academy for allegedly participating in a hazing incident, he enlisted in 1885 in the Revenue Cutter Service as a cadet. Later on, he became the first Revenue Cutter Service officer to attend the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is in Annapolis, Maryland, near Washington D.C. The Academy often is referred to simply as Annapolis although naval officers normally refer to it in conversation... Hazing is an often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks, sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Naval War College. ... Newport as seen from the International Space Station. ...

From 1889 until 1911, Bertholf was stationed in Alaska.In 1902, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor in recognition of his leadership in starvation-relief efforts for American whalers at Point Barrow in 1897-1898, in what became know as the Alaska Overland Expedition. That expedition has been hailed as one of the most perilous rescue missions in maritime history. From 1911 to 1915, he served as the last Commandant of the Revenue Cutter Service. Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Congressional Gold Medal presented to Navajo Code talkers in 2000 The Congressional Gold Medal of Honor is the highest award which may be bestowed by the Legislative Branch of the United States government. ... Point Barrow or Nuvuk, is a headland at the northernmost point of Alaska and of the United States, on the Arctic Ocean, Panoramic view of the tip of point Barrow, Alaska. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Commandant of the Coast Guard

In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson bypassed 22 more senior officers to reappoint Bertholf as Commandant of Coast Guard, the successor entity of the Revenue Cutter Service. During World War I, Bertholf was granted the temporary rank of Commodore. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... Commodore is a military rank used in some navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a Captain, but is less than that of a Flag Officer. ...

Post-war life and legacy

Following his retirement from the Coast Guard in 1919, he became a Vice President at the American Bureau of Shipping, becoming an influential figure at the institution. He died in his room at the Bretton Hall Hotel in New York City and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. American Bureau of Shipping is a Classification Society with headquarters in Houston, Texas. ... [[ Historical Information Arlington National Cemetery Section 27 Facts Pvt. ...

The Coast Guard has named the first cutter of the Legend-class cutters (WMSL-750) the USCGC Bertholf in honor of their former Commandant. The cutter is the first ship to be constructed as part of the Coast Guard's Deepwater program and is due to be launched in 2007. USCGC Bertholf (WSLM 750) is the planned name of the first Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

References

• United States Coast Guard Biography
• Arlington National Cemetery Biography