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Fri, 19 Apr 24
Newburyport Boat House dedication ceremony
April 11, 2024
On April 11th, Flotilla 3-8 renamed the Plum Island Boat House to the COMO Ronald W. Booth boat house, in honor of COMO Ron Booth's commitment and dedication to the USCG Auxiliary and his personal attention to maintaining the boat house. Among those in attendance were members of Flotilla 3-8, officers of First District Northern, our local Auxiliary Liaison from Station Merrimack River, a local State Senator, COMO Booth's family, and many of his friends. All in all, nearly 50 guests were in the boat house, watching as speeches were made, commendations presented, and finally, the new boat house sign was revealed by COMO Booth's wife and son. After the ceremony, cake was served in our historic venue. The boat house has a rich history as a former Coast Guard station's boat house. Rails leading to the sea still remain from the building to the shore. The walls are full of pictures and nautical fare, that brings one back to the early days, when this part of the island was a truly important point of contact for boaters. From this day forward, the boat house will hold the name of a man whose dedication to the safety of the boating public is as strong as the Coast Guard he passionately supports. Bravo Zulu Commodore Booth! Well deserved recognition, indeed.
The crowd gathers for the ceremony |
| FC Steve Tudal introduces the evening's festivities |
COMO Ron Booth and State Senator Bruce Tarr, who is also a member of the Auxiliary, as Senator Tarr presents the Commodore with an official Citation from the State Senate of Massachusetts |
DCOS Gayton, COMO Booth, COMO Grossimon, as the citation from Admiral Mauger of the First Coast Guard District | |
COMO Charlie Grossimon, District Chief of Staff Glen Gayton, Senator Tarr, COMO Gene Bernstein |
the brand new sign officially designating the new name of the boat house | |
COMO Booth's son, David Booth, and the Commodore's wife, Lil Booth, unveil the new sign | COMO Booth and Mrs Lil Booth cut the cake for the guests |
USCGC Deyampert Commissioning
Thu, 06 Apr 23
USCGC Warren Deyampert
The newest FRC (fast response cutter) to Station Boston was commissioned on March 30th, Base Boston. The Deyampert is crewed by 24, including the OIC. Division 3 has proudly adopted this cutter and its crew. Attending the ceremony from the division were COMO Ron Booth of flotilla 3-8, FC Rick Heile of 3-7, and VCDR Elissa Pepin from the division bridge. Several other Auxiliary members from Sector Boston were also in attendance, along with many family and friends of the crew, and of course our gold side family from Sector Boston.
USCGC Warren Deyampert | | Deyampert bridge |
reception cake | USCGC Deyampert crew during ceremony | |
Aux Jim Healy, COMO Ron Booth & |
Division 3 Change of Watch 2023
Mon, 23 Jan 23
2023 Division 3 Change of Watch, 6th January, 2023 at Salvatore's Lawrence, MA.