Light Hearted ep 344 – Rear Admiral Bill Merlin, U.S. Coast Guard Retired

Podcast: Light Hearted · Jeremy D'Entremont, U.S. Lighthouse Society

Opublikowano: 2026-05-03

Bill Merlin had a 34-year career in the Coast Guard. After graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 1956, he served on Coast Guard cutters in the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Caribbean. He eventually served as the Twelfth District Chief of Operations and Chief of Staff in San Francisco. That’s where he met Wayne Wheeler, founder of the U.S. Lighthouse Society. Bill was instumental in the early days of the Society. He retired in 1990 as a rear admiral. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to...