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First Name:
Arthur
Last Name:
Johnston
Type: Light Keeper
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National Archives Records Administration
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Middle Initial:
E.
Born:
1918
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Place:
Title / Position:
1st Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
Cause of Termination:
Transferred
Year Started:
1940
Year Departed:
1940
Place:
Title / Position:
USCG
Cause of Termination:
Transferred
Year Started:
1940
Year Departed:
1941
Place:
Title / Position:
USCG
Cause of Termination:
Transferred
Year Started:
1941
Year Departed:
1943
Place:
Title / Position:
USCG
Cause of Termination:
Transferred
Year Started:
1943
Year Departed:
1943
Place:
Title / Position:
USCG
Cause of Termination:
Transferred
Year Started:
1944
Year Departed:
1945
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Entered Date:
Oct 12, 2018
Arthur was born on April 14, 1918, in Boring, Ore., son to Imelda Feak and William B. Johnston. Arthur joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939 during World Ware II, stationed in the Aleutians at the Scotch Cap Lighthouse and in Dutch Harbor. He was recommended by command for the rescue of the crew of stranded Russian Turksie on May 14, 1943. Arthur married his wife, Mary Tolmasoff, in 1945; they were married for 65 years and had five kids together before her passing in 2010. He moved to Ketchikan, Alaska, in 1962 where he logged for many years then moved to Anchorage in the mid-70s. He was a believer in the Bible and the Lord Jesus Christ. He dabbled in real estate, loved computers and other technology and loved working and keeping busy. He loved his animals and had a very special bond with Charlie, Snookie and Willy.