Letter to Lieutenant Ellsworth Price Bertholf Presenting Him With The Congressional Gold Medal of Honor
August 15, 1904 - Sir: It affords me great pleasure to forward to you herewith the Gold Medal by President William McKinley, and ordered by unanimous vote of the Congress of the United States in recognition of your heroic services as one of the three officers of the Revenue Cutter Service who composed the Overland Expedition... Read more... Story and Photos Courtesy of Scott Michaud |
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine
The Rescue of the Whalers A Sled Journey of 1600 Miles in Arctic Regions. By Lieutenant Ellsworth P. Bertholf, U.S.R.C.S. - June, 1899 Read the whole article here... or at Arctic Website Article and Photos Courtesy of Arctic Website |
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Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf Before There Was A Coast Guard, Future First Commandant Won Admiration For Daring Alaskan Expeditions By Bethanne Kelly Patrick Military.com columnist Read the whole article at Military.com Article and Photos Courtesy of Military.com |
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BERTHOLF, ELLSWORTH PRICE
DATE OF DEATH: 11/11/1921 DATE OF INTERMENT: 11/11/1921 BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 3923 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Read more at Arlington Cemetery.net The Treasury Department's Official Letter of Passing of Commodore Bertholf Article and Photos Courtesy of Arlington Cemetery |
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Siberian Reindeer Expedition
TACOMA, Washington, Oct. 12 -- Dr. Francis H. Gambell, Superintendent of Government reindeer stations in Alaska, arrived this week from Cape Nome bringing a full account of Lieut. E. Bertholf's arrival in Alaska from Siberia, with a new herd of 254 reindeer. Read More Here ... Article Courtesy of Scott Michaud |
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Ellsworth P. Bertholf
Ellsworth P. Bertholf was born in New York City on the seventh of April in 1866. For his full Biography Click Here ... |
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