Press Release Date: Dec. 7, 2005
Contact: Petty Officer Mike Zolzer
206-220-7237

PEARL HARBOR DAY REMEMBERED
INTERVIEW AVAILABLE


SEATTLE- Every Coast Guard unit will fly the American Flag at half-mast
today in remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.


Historians have well documented the Navy's role in the attack of Pearl
Harbor, but less known is the role of Coast Guard vessels that were
present during the attack.

A total of six Coast Guard cutters were stationed in Honolulu on Dec.
7, 1941 under the command of the U.S. Navy. The 327-foot Coast Guard
Cutter Taney, two 125- foot patrol craft, the Reliance and Tiger, the
190-foot buoy tender Kukui, two 78-foot patrol boats and several
smaller vessels were home ported in Honolulu during the attack.

For more information on the role of the Coast Guard at Pearl Harbor,
such as testimonials from captains of the cutters, visit the following
link: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/...bor_Index.html.

The Coast Guard Cutter Taney was decommissioned in 1986 and is now at
the Baltimore Maritime Museum. To arrange an interview with curator
Paul Cora regarding the Taney's role in the attack of Pearl Harbor,
contact Petty Officer Mike Zolzer at 206-220-7237.


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