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First Name:
Arthur
Last Name:
Pledger
Image Source:
Ezekiel Hall
Collection / Donor:
Middle Initial:
E.
Born:
1935.07.01
Died:
1962.04.07
Place(s)
Place:
Title / Position:
Principal Lighthouse Keeper
Year Started:
1961
Year Departed:
1962
Place:
Title / Position:
USCG
Cause of Termination:
Died
Year Started:
1962
Year Departed:
1962
Source:
Station Logbooks, Newspaper Articles
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Entered Date:
Oct 05, 2018
Was swept away while trying to climb the ladder at Butler Flats Lighthouse from a boat on April 7, 1962. His body was recovered by a dredger just over a month later not far from the lighthouse.