New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

The United States Coast Guard Greenland Patrol

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022

1. The United States Coast Guard Greenland Patrol Marker

Inscription. The United States Coast Guard Greenland Patrol
World War Two 1940 – 1945 The Greenland Patrol was the longest continuous operation of military forces of the United States during World War Two
Task force 24.8 Dedication from “Ice Brothers” – Sloan Wilson To the men of the Greenland Patrol “Forgotten now and little honored then, but still they’ll never have to wonder if they’re men.”
COMGREPAT Argentia, Newfoundland – Bluie West One, Narsarssuak, Greenland
RAdm Edward H. Smith USCG – Radm Earl G. Rose USCG
Coast Guard Ships USS Active WSC-125 · USS Aivik WYP-16 · USS Aklak WYP-168 · USS Alatok WYP-172 · USS Algonquin WPG-75 · USS Amarok WYP-166 · USS Arlok WYP-167 · USS Arundel WYT-90 · USS Arvek WYP-165 · USS Atak WYP-163 · USS Cactus WAGL-270 · USS Campbell WPG-32 USS Cayuga WPG-54 · USS Comanche WPG-76 · USS Duane WPG-33 · USS Eastwind WAG-279 · ★USS Escanaba sunk WPG-77 · USS Evergreen WAGL-295 · USS Faunce WSC-138 · USS Frederick Lee WSC-139 · USS General Greene WSC-140 · USS Laurel WAGL-291 · USS Manitou WYT-60 · USS Modoc WPG-46 · USS Mohawk WPG-78 · USS Mojave WPG-47 · USS Nanok WYP-169 · ★★USS

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Natsek lost WYP-170 · USS Nogak WYP-171 · USS Northland WGP-49 · USS Northstar WGP-59 · USS Raritan WYT-93 · USS Sorrel WAGL-296 · USS Southwind WAG-280 · USS Storis WAGL-38 · USS Tahoma WPG-80 · USS Tampa WGP-48 · USS Travis WSC-153 · USS SC 527 · USS SC 528 · USS SC 688 · USS SC 689 · USS SC 704 · USS SC 705
Ships of Ocean Station Two USS Big Horn WAO-124 · USS Manhasset WAG-276 · USS Menemsha WAG-274 · USS Monomoy WAG-275 · ★USS Muskeget sunk WAG-48 · USS Nourmahal WPG-72 · USS Sea Cloud WPG-284
US Navy Ships USS Albatross AM-71 · USS Bear AG-29 (Ex-USCG) · USS Biscayne Bay AVP-11 · USS Bluebird AM-72 · USS Bowdoin IX-50 · USS Lapwing AVP-1 · USS Laramie AO-16
Arctic Survey and Supply Ship
Effie M. Morrissey - Captain “Bob” Bartlett
U.S. Coast Guard Air Bases Bluie West #1- Narsarssuak-VP-6 · Argentia, Newfoundland · Grondal, Greenland
US Army 500th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion Bluie West #1 · Bluie West #7 · Bluie West #8 · Bluie East #2
Ivigtut Cryolite Mine Volunteers
1940 to 1942 From several Coast Guard units, 35 volunteers were temporarily discharged from the Coast Guard to protect this valuable

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022

2. The United States Coast Guard Greenland Patrol Marker

mine The Sledge Patrol Patrolled to watch for enemy activity and for rescue of downed airmen. Danish and Norwegian nationals. Greenland Shore Bases
Bluie West BW #1 - Narsarssuak · BW #2 - Kipisako · BW #3 - Simiutak Island · LORAN - Frederiksdal · HF/DF - Gamatron Island · BW #4 - Faeringehavn · BW #5 - Godhavn · BW #6 - Thule · BW #7 - Ivigtut - Grondal · BW #8 - Sondrestrom · BW #9 - Cruncher Island Canadian Arctic Stations Crystal #1 Fort Chimo, Quebec · Crystal #2 Frobisher Bay · Crystal #3 Padloping Island Bluie East BE #1 - Torgilsbu · Comanche Bay · BE #2 - Angmagssalik · BE #3 - Scoresby Sound · BE #4 - Ella Island · BE #5 - Eskimonaes Jan Mayen Island
HF/DF "Little Chicago"
LORAN Stations Bonavista, Newfoundland · Battle Harbor, Labrador
★Sunk · Torpedoed
★★Iced Up · Capsized
All Hands Lost
Recognizing the assistance of Captain Donald M. Taub USCG (ret) and the Academy Class of 1956

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 41° 22.51′ N,

Monuments near the Coast Guard Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 30, 2022

3. Monuments near the Coast Guard Memorial

72° 6.083′ W. Memorial is in New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Mohegan Ave. Pkwy. north of Williams Street, on the right when traveling north. Located next to the Coast Guard Memorial near the museum on the campus of the United States Coast Guard Academy. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 31 Mohegan Ave Pkwy, New London CT 06320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline

and in the Thames River Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New London County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Tribute to the Officers and Enlisted Men (here, next to this marker); Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton (here, next to this marker); US Coast Guard Memorial (here, next

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to this marker); Well Done (here, next to this marker); The Chain (within shouting distance of this marker); USCG Mojave (W-47) (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas Munro Hall (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Academy Plaza (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New London.

Also see . . .
1. Greenland Patrol (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 6, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. The United States Coast Guard Academy. (Submitted on September 6, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
3. United States Coast Guard Academy (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 6, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 666 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.