World War II Honoree

Christian Rudolph Ebsen, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Belleville, Illinois

Honored By

A Greatful American

HE APPLIED FOR A COAST GUARD COMMISSION, WAS ACCEPTED, AND PROMPTLY GIVEN THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT, JUNIOR GRADE. THIS WAS ONE STEP UP FROM THE RANK OF ENSIGN, WHICH IS THE USUAL RANK GIVEN NEWLY-APPOINTED NAVAL OFFICERS. HE SERVED AS DAMAGE CONTROL OFFICER AND LATER AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON THE COAST GUARD-MANNED NAVY FRIGATE USS POCATELLO WHICH RECORDED WEATHER AT ITS WEATHER STATION APPROXIMATELY 1,500 MILES WEST OF SEATTLE. THESE PATROLS CONSISTED OF THIRTY DAYS AT SEA, FOLLOWED BY TEN DAYS IN PORT AT SEATTLE. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A LIEUTENANT IN 1946.