16237. (photo) Lieutenant Commander Stephen S. Yeandle, aide to the Commandant c.1925.
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16237. (photo) Lieutenant Commander Stephen S. Yeandle, aide to the Commandant c.1925.
16237. (photo) Lieutenant Commander Stephen S. Yeandle, aide to the Commandant c.1925. Clear, close, original 8” x 10” press photo shows excellent detail of Lieutenant Commander Stephen S. Yeandle, aide to the Commandant c.1925. Commander Yeandle had a long career in the Coast Guard, distinguishing himself by his enthusiasm and his ability to find solutions to problems. CGavaition.org notes that: “It was at Section Base 7, located at Gloucester, Massachusetts that LCDR Carl Von Paulson, a Coast Guard Aviator and the Commanding Officer, approached LCDR Stephen S. Yeandle, aide to Commandant Billard, with the idea of utilizing aircraft to search and locate both blacks [The large smuggling ships were referred to as Blacks because they operated without running lights] and small boats making a run for shore. LCDR Yeandle thought the concept had merit and approached the Commandant who approved the idea but no funds were available. A Navy surplus Curtiss OU-1C was located and an agreement was made for the Coast Guard to utilize it for a period of a year. It initially flew out of the Naval Reserve Air Station at Squantum, Massachusetts in land plane configuration and then operated out of a make-shift tent-hangar located on Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor reconfigured as a floatplane. The first use of an aircraft to chase a rum-runner was on 20 June 1925. The OU-1C assisted in the first capture of a rum runner with aviation support on 24 June 1925.” Photo is b/w and includes date and name on back. Dated May 19, 1925. Clear, close view. (VG). $44.