Sea Scouts Ship 5 crew and adult volunteers from Gloucester MA belonging to BSA Spirit of Adventure Council, chartered by Gloucester Elks Lodge 892, and Boy Scout Pack 33 belonging to BSA Heart of New England council, chartered by the Westminster VFW joined Gloucester Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 4-6 for the annual Ten Pound Island wreath ceremony.
The wreath ceremony, organized by IPFC John Keyes, included a brief history of Ten Pound Island Coast Guard Aviation station along with an original reading from VFC Floyd Grace, presented by Sea Scout Ship 5 crew.
The memorial and wreath ceremony located on Stacy Blvd, Gloucester MA, ‘Honors the men who established Coast Guard Aviation in May of 1925 on Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor. Home of the first continuously operating Coast Guard Air Station. Growth in operations and aircraft size, forced a move to Salem Massachusetts in 1935, and again to Cape Cod in 1970.’
2025 will mark the 100th anniversary of Ten Pound Island Air Station.
BSA Sea Scout Ship 5 and Pack 33 were honored to participate in the wreath ceremony and presentation with Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 4-6 on Saturday May 25, 2024.
Good Morning Gloucester 