Point Lookout Lighthouse
Zadock W. Sturgis Documents
October 1, 1954 - November 30, 1956
Justification for keepers term of office. Click on the specific document ID to see the original document. Mr. Sturgis was assistant keeper ("Vice") from 01/26/1943 when he was transferred because of the stroke of Mr. Robert Fulcher.
Document |
Document Type |
Date |
Description |
CPR-134-ZS | Oath of Office | 11/13/1930 | Oath of Office |
CPR-117-ZS | US Coast Guard Nomination |
01/26/1943 | Transfer from Cove Point to Point Lookout and promotion to Keeper at a salary of $1380 per annum. Acting Keeper listed as Herman Metivier, Robert Fulcher Vice to retire end of April. |
CPR-116-ZS | Letter | 02/04/1943 | Proposed transfer to Point Lookout. The last sentence in item #2 indicates that "...Mr. Metivier who would still be in charge". |
NA-80-45-1027 | Keeper's Log | 04/13/1945 | Log entry, signed Z.W. Sturgis, Keeper, however, Mr. Metivier was the Officer in Charge with a Coast Guard Rank of BM1/C. |
CPR-144-ZS | Request for Report on Loyalty Data | 12/10/1947 | June 21, 1943 stationed at Point Lookout. |
CPR-129-ZS | Clinical Record | 03/27/1956 | Medical exam detailing physical problems, including heart disease. |
CPR-59-ZS | Letter | 06/21/1956 | Retirement of Zadock Sturgis on disability. Names George Gatton who is in an "identical additional position" as successor. |
CPR-153-ZS | Notification of Personnel Action | 11/13/1956 | Retirement effective 11/30/1956. Birth date: 03/21/1897. Twenty-six years, five months and five days of service. |
CPR-101-ZS | Handwritten Letter | 10/16/1973 | Letter from Jack Sturgis, requesting insurance claim forms for his father, who died on October 11, 1973. |
Zadock Sturgis, far right.