Horst Wessel (1936) |
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USCG Eagle WIX-327 |
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The ship's cat, name unknown. |
The ship's cat and dog, names unknown. |
Unidentified crewmen seen on Horst Wessel, date unknown. The ship's dog is seen in the life ring. |
November 27, 1943: Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz and Reichsjugendführer Artur Axmann, leader of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) seen inspecting Hitlerjugend cadets aboard Horst Wessel. |
USCG Eagle WIX-327 seen in 1946 shortly after commissioning into the U.S. Coast Guard. |
September 20, 1952: President Harry S. Truman seen at the wheel of USCG Eagle WIX-327 during his first visit to the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. |
(Photo courtesy of the
Harry S . Truman Presidential Library & Museum) |
USCG Eagle WIX-327 seen on a cadet cruise in 1954. |
August 15, 1962: President John F. Kennedy seen embarking USCG Eagle WIX-327 for an inspection at Pier Two, Washington Navy Yard. |
(Photo courtesy of the
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum) |
August 15, 1962: President John F. Kennedy seen inspecting Coast Guard Academy cadets aboard USCG Eagle WIX-327.
USS Wainwright DD-419 is seen in the background. |
(Photo courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum) |
August 15, 1862: President John F. Kennedy, Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson and other dignitaries seen aboard USCG Eagle WIX-327. |
(Photo courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum) |
August 15, 1962: President John F. Kennedy seen disembarking USCG Eagle WIX-327 following an inspection of the ship and Coast Guard Academy cadets. |
(Photo courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum) |
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