In spring of 1946, five men stationed at the Scotch Cap lighthouse had reasons to be happy. World War II was over. They had survived. Their lonely Coast Guard assignment on Unimak Island would be over ...
Scotch Cap lighthouse two months before the tsunami of April 1, 1946. The lighthouse was a few miles from the epicenter on Unimak Island, Alaska. (Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) In spring of 1946, five ...
In the spring of 1946, five men stationed at the Scotch Cap lighthouse had reasons to be happy. World War II was over. They had survived. Their lonely Coast Guard assignment on Unimak Island would be ...