Earlier, at Pt. Arena, upon hearing that BM1 O'Neal of the Pt. Cabrillo Station was to be transferred, Bill had put in a request for that station. In order to permit this request, the classifications of the two light stations had to be changed. Pt. Arena had been a part civilian unit, and Pt. Cabrillo all military; they reversed the classifications for the stations, and granted Bill's request. There were two other military units in the Pt. Arena area: the Loran Station and the Lifeboat Station. The Commanding Officer at the Lifeboat Station had authority over all three, and with Bill gone he wouldn't have had to contend with "that cantankerous civilian." We arrived at Pt. Cabrillo Light Station on my birthday, January 22, 1952. It was considered the best station in the district.
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