CIVIL AIR PATROL

Connecticut Wing
Congressional Gold
Medal Ceremony Program
New England Air Museum
36 Perimeter Road, Bradley Int'l Airport
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Semper Vigilans
Always Vigilant

Honorees
Norman Allgeier Loering Johnson *

Welles Bishop Thomas Lockhart

Judith Calandrelli * Ernest Markham

Joel Fairfax * Andre Maye

Helen Sarr-Hill * Hyland Tasker

Nancy Hopkins-Tier
* present
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World War II Service

Some 200,000 men, women and teenagers

from all walks of life participated in CAP during the
war years. Members of CAP’s coastal patrols flew 24
million miles from March 1942 through August
1943 over the Atlantic and Gulf coasts in order to
ward off German U-boat attacks against U.S. ship-
ping. The patrols spotted 173 U-boats and attacked
57. They escorted more than 5,600 convoys and re-
ported 17 floating mines, 36 bodies, 91 ships in dis-
tress and 363 survivors in the water.

Civil Air Patrol members patrolled the coun-

try’s borders by air, vigilant for potential saboteurs.
In addition, they towed targets for military trainees,
watched for forest fires, conducted search and res-
cue missions, provided disaster relief and emergen-
cy transport of people and parts and conducted ori-
entation flights for future pilots.

In all, 65 CAP members lost their lives in the

line of duty by the end of the war, including two
members from Connecticut Wing. In-depth infor-
mation about CAP and its World War II missions and
members can be found at www.capgoldmedal.com.

CAP National Public Affairs

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 Civil Air Patrol Connecticut Wing
Introduction and Welcome
New England Air Museum
10:00 a.m.
Jerry Roberts, Executive Director
Debbie Reed, Assistant Executive Director
Master of Ceremonies
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Ridley
Connecticut Wing Chief of Staff
Posting the Colors
103rd Composite Squadron
Color Guard, Civil Air Patrol
National Anthem
102nd Army Band
Connecticut National Guard
Invocation
Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Mercieri
Presentation of Medals/Remarks
Colonel Ken Chapman
CAP Connecticut Wing Commander
Richard Blumenthal
United States Senator from Connecticut
Congressman Joe Courtney
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district
Remarks
Guest Speaker
Closing

10:45 a.m. Retiring the Colors

10:50 a.m. Photographs

11:00 a.m. Depart for reception

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Sikorsky S-39B "Jungle Gym"

The S-39 made history during World War II when it was used for air-sea
rescue missions by Civil Air Patrol (courtesy: New England Air Museum)

Connecticut Wing
PO Box 1233
Middletown, CT 06457
publicaffairs@ctwg.cap.gov
www.ctwg.cap.gov
www.facebook.com/CTWGCAP

SEMPER VIGILANS
Program: Major Peter Milano, CTWG Public Affairs

March 21, 2015

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