The crest of the newly inaugurated U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Melvin Bell bears a motto —“Signal of Hope” — that encapsulates the legacy of its Hawaii-born namesake who transmitted the first alarms following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The crest of the newly inaugurated U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Melvin Bell bears a motto “Signal of Hope” that encapsulates the legacy of its Hawaii-born namesake who transmitted the first alarms following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Melvin Kealoha Bell, who served as the first person of color to achieve the rank of Master Chief in the combined sea services, was honored at the Coast Guard Academy at the ship’s commissioning on March 28.
The crest of the newly inaugurated U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Melvin Bell bears a motto "Signal of Hope " that encapsulates the legacy of its Hawaii-born namesake who transmitted the first alarms following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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