1909:

Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Erie, the gas launch Junk Boy was damaged in the ice and started a bad leak.  It was drifting before the wind when discovered by the keeper.  He went to the aid of the occupant who had kept the launch afloat by bailing.  The keeper towed the launch to the dock, passed straps under the hull, and hoisted her out.  He then patched the leaks with sheets of tin and the owner ran his boat up the river.

1956:

Captain Chester Edward Dimick, retired professor, died of a heart attack at age 75 on January 2 at his home in Twin Gates, Tryon, North Carolina.  As instructor and Head of the Mathematics Department of the US Coast Guard Academy at New London, CT from 1906 to 1945, he contributed more to the education and development of Coast Guard officers than any other officer in the Service.  He was affectionately known as the "Dean" to the cadets.