Burton Island -- General

1947-1955
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Randi
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Burton Island -- General

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Burton Island





From Naval History and Heritage Command
The cutters on Bering Sea Patrol were much more than symbols. They assisted in the performance of many governmental functions. For the Justice Department they enforced the law, apprehended criminals, and transported floating courts. They gathered military intelligence for the Navy Department, and carried mail for the Post Office Department. For the Interior Department the cutters carried teachers to their posts, conducted sanitation inspections, and guarded timber and game. They surveyed coastlines and regional industries for the Department of Commerce and carried Public Health Service personnel to isolated villages, otherwise without medical service.

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YouTube:
1952 US Navy film entitled "Icebreaker" shows USS Burton Island traveling from San Diego to Bering Sea.
USS Burton Island sails through the frozen McClure Strait in Canada.


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Re: Burton Island -- General

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For anyone so minded, Revell, the German plastic kit manufacturer, make, or have made, a 1/285 scale model of the USS Burton Island. Check out well-known internet auction sites.

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