Served in Alaska
Capt. Dempwolf Is well acquaint
ed with conditions in Alaska, hav
ing served In the Territory for
nine years. . He commanded the
Bear from 1910 to 1914, was in
charge of the Mojave in 1923 and
’24 and the Chelan in 1928 through
1931. In May of 1934 he became
Captain In commander of the Se
attle Division, replacing Capt. H.
D. Hinkley, who retired.
Besides service in Alaska and
on the Pacific Coast, Capt. Demp
wolf was on the east coast for
years and also on the Great Lakes.
He now has 33 years service to his
credit, having entered as a cadet
in 1902.
Advantages of Seaplane
Five Coast Guard vessels are
now regularly stationed in Alaskan
waters, the Division Chief said, the
Cyane and Alert at Ketchikan, the
Tallapoosa at Juneau, Haida at
Cordova and Morris at Seward.
This is the latter's first year in
the Territory. While the Captain
could give no definite assurance at
this time, the application will be
made to have one of the new cut
ters with seaplane added to the
service in the North. He explained
that there is a great demand for
the seaplanes in all divisions of
the Coast Guard due to the excel
lent work that has been accom
plished with those already in op
eration. On one occasion this sum
mer the Coast Guard seaplane in
the Seattle Division was able to go
far out in the Straits of Juan de
Fuca and take an emergency case
from a vessel and fly the patient
to the Marine Hospital in Seattle
in a matter of hours, where it
would have taken much longer by
Bhip, probably resulting in death if
the seaplane had not been avail
able.
