In 1912, while serving aboard the USRC Manning, Keester took part in the rescue and relief of those effected by the eruption of Mount Katmai. He and his crew received a letter commendation from President William Howard Taft.
During World War II, Keester was Captain of the Port of Baltimore before being stationed in Washington, D.C., Palm Beach, Florida and St. Augustine, Florida. Afterwards, he served as Inspector in Chief of the Coast Guard until 1946, at which time he returned to the Coast Guard Yard as Commanding Officer. He remained there until his retirement in 1949.
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^"RADM W. J. Keester, Retired Coast Guard Veteran of Two World Wars, Dies" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
April 30, 2024
william, keester, rear, admiral, united, states, coast, guard, biography, editkeester, born, june, 1889, chicago, illinois, graduated, from, john, marshall, metropolitan, high, school, 1907, 1916, married, verna, short, keester, died, september, 1967, salisbur. William J Keester was a rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard Biography editKeester was born on June 6 1889 in Chicago Illinois He graduated from John Marshall Metropolitan High School in 1907 in 1916 he married Verna A Short Keester died on September 14 1967 in Salisbury Maryland 1 Career editKeester entered the School of Instruction of the Revenue Cutter Service in 1907 He received his commission in 1910 and was then assigned to the USRC Seminole In 1912 while serving aboard the USRC Manning Keester took part in the rescue and relief of those effected by the eruption of Mount Katmai He and his crew received a letter commendation from President William Howard Taft After serving aboard the USCGC Unalga WPG 53 and the USRC Mackinac the United States Revenue Cutter Service merged with the United States Life Saving Service to form the Coast Guard in 1915 During World War I he was assigned to the USRC Yamacraw In April 1917 Lt Keester received a Secretarial Commendation for lifesaving efforts associated with the grounding of the tanker Louisiana off Ocean City Maryland on March 4 1917 lt Secretary of the Treasury Special Order No 16 April 2 1917 gt Following the war Keester was stationed in Green Bay Wisconsin In 1923 he enrolled in the Naval War College The following year he was named Executive Officer of the USCGC Tampa WPG 48 In 1926 Keester assumed command of the USS Jouett DD 41 Afterwards he was assigned to the Coast Guard Yard In 1930 Keester returned to the Yamacraw as Commanding Officer During this time he was awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal He then commanded the USCGC Mendota WHEC 69 from 1933 to 1934 and spent time assisting the United States Naval Observatory During World War II Keester was Captain of the Port of Baltimore before being stationed in Washington D C Palm Beach Florida and St Augustine Florida Afterwards he served as Inspector in Chief of the Coast Guard until 1946 at which time he returned to the Coast Guard Yard as Commanding Officer He remained there until his retirement in 1949 References edit RADM W J Keester Retired Coast Guard Veteran of Two World Wars Dies PDF United States Coast Guard Retrieved 2014 04 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William J Keester amp oldid 1106147711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
