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37706
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This Coast Guard branch has a long and illustrious history of saving lives throughout the Crystal Coast waterways. Among the seven stations established in 1871, it has the distinction of maintaining its original buildings, such as the original 1874 station and 1907 Midgett House. The station established to respond to the area’s propensity for shipwrecks also has the distinction of participating in wartime rescue missions, such as the crew from the torpedoed SS Mirlo.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 12, May 2015, p174, 176-177 Periodical Website
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29874
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John Allen Midgett, educated in Rodanthe and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, joined the Life Saving Service as a surfman at Little Kinnakeet. He then moved onto Warrant Officer and then First Class Officer at Gull Shoal and then Chicamacomico Station. While at Chicamacomico, the ship MIRLO came to shore in 1918 under torpedo attack. Under Captain Johnny, boats attempted to rescue the crew, 44 taken back in Midgett's boat. Midgett received the Congressional and the English Medal, the cup and the American Cross of Honor for the MIRLO's rescue.
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Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 3 Issue 3, July 1976, p62-71, por
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24715
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This article discusses the appearance of submarines in 1918 on the North Carolina coast and how many ships were lost in submarine attacks. One such attack took place in 1918, when the British tanker MIRLO (ship) was torpedoed near Chicamacomico.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 50, May 1952, p6-7, il
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38354
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Obituary of Leroy Stockton Midgett, 1964, U.S. Coast Guard Boatswain, telling of his participation in the rescue of the British tanker, Mirlo, torpedoed off the North Carolina coast on Aug. 6, 1918.