Record #:

29874

Author(s):

O'Neal, Gerald; Hooper, Kenny

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 3 Issue 3, July 1976, p62-71, por

Subject(s):

Midgett, John Allen, 1876-1938; MIRLO (Ship); Lifesaving service--North Carolina

Record #:

36007

Author(s):

Smith, Caroline; Cox, Dara

Abstract:

With its water encroached existence, who became known later as Coast Guard was a natural need. Generations of Midgetts keeping the occupational tradition alive proved its value measured in ways deeper than the coastal waters. A collective generational expression was the Chicamacomico Historical Society's upkeep of one of the lifesaving stations. Efforts by a younger generation came from the Cape Hatteras High School Chicamacomico Lifesavers Club.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 5 Issue 1, Fall 1978, p29-33

Subject(s):

Chicamacomico Coast Guard Station (Dare County); Hatteras Island--Social life and customs; Outer Banks--History; Outer Banks--Culture; Hatteras Island--History; Midgett, John Allen, 1876-1938

Record #:

37706

Author(s):

Mims, Bryan

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 12, May 2015, p174, 176-177 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Chicamacomico; Chicamacomico Coast Guard Station (Dare County); Coast Guard; Rodanthe; Midgett family--Hatteras Island ; Midgett, John Allen, 1876-1938; MIRLO (Ship); Midgett House--Hatteras Island; Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum

Record #:

12158

Author(s):

Brown, Aycock

Abstract:

Recipients of the Life-Saving Medal of Honor, also known as the Gold Medal, six North Carolinian men, five of whom share the same last name of Midgett, have shown bravery and courage through feats of rescue preformed off the Outer Banks.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 18, Jan 1957, p22-23, 32, il, por

Subject(s):

Midgett, John Allen, 1876-1938