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Master chief Thomas Mcadams

U.S.G.C

Thomas McAdams
U.S.C.G.


Master Chief McAdams is a legend in the ranks of the United States Coast Guard. His career spanned twenty-seven years for 1950 through1977. During that time, he operated numerous patrol and motor lifeboats. He commanded stations, wrote training manuals and assisted in designing and testing new boat designs.

Throughout his career Master Chief McAdams is credited with participating in over 5,000 rescues and saving over 100 lives.

Over the years articles have been written about the Master Chief’s adventures in magazines such as Men’s Magazine, Life Magazine,True Magazine and National Geographic. McAdams has also been featured on CBS and a Lassie episode.

Checkout a recent book written by Joe Novello “Master Chief Thomas McAdams”. This book is a chronological history of Master Chief McAdams experiences throughout his career in the Coast Guard. These stories are all true memories, eliciting emotions that run the gamut for m exciting to frightening, hilarious to devastating.

Joe Novello


YouTube video … https://youtu.be/jJIk1YI8vtw?si=eD8ApuxafrsFr3g4 filmed in 1975

Life boat photos by George Silk / Life Magazine

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