Son of George Wilson Culp and Johannah Wilhelmina (Jesperson) Culp.
Younger brother of Helen Marie (Culp) King and Kenneth George Culp. Older brother of Janet Maude (Culp) Taylor, Darrell Wilson Culp and Curtis Wayne Culp.
Husband of Anna LaVerne (Kesler) (Culp) Dixon
Father of Johnie Lee Culp II and Cheryl Lynn (Culp) Blackburn.
After serving in both the Army and Navy, John Culp enlisted in the Coast Guard May 22, 1956. Between 1956-1960, Culp was stationed at Base Seattle, the cutter Bonham at Coos Bay, the cutter Mallow at Astoria, the cutter Winona at Port Angeles, and the Point Adams Lifeboat Station at Hammond, OR. While stationed in Port Angeles, WA he met his future wife Anna LaVerne Kesler. They were married March 1, 1958 by Rev J. Paul Logan at the First Baptist Church, Port Angeles, WA.
During his tour at Point Adams, Culp advanced from Seaman through Boatswain Mate First Class. After advancing to Boatswain Mate First Class, he became the coxswain of the motor lifeboat CG 52301 Triumph at Point Adams.
On the night of January 12, 1961, Culp and his crew attempted to rescue two persons from the fishing vessel Mermaid which had become disabled in the Peacock Spit at the north entrance to the Columbia river. While working in adverse weather conditions and heavy surf the vessel was finally taken in tow. After having the towline part once and managing to recover the vessel, the line parted a second time. As the Mermaid drifted into the Peacock Spit, one of the most dangerous areas on the Pacific Coast, Culp steered the motor lifeboat into the breakers to attempt a second recovery. He was not seen alive again as the boat was overwhelmed by the boiling surf.
John Lee Culp was posthumously awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for displaying "outstanding courage and fortitude while sacrificing his own life in a gallant attempt to save the lives of others."
January 31, 1979 the John Lee Culp Recruit Training Building at the Coast Guard Training Center, Alameda, CA was dedicated in his memory.
In 2008 the book "They Had To Go Out" by Gary J. Hudson, telling the story of the tragedy came out.
Younger brother of Helen Marie (Culp) King and Kenneth George Culp. Older brother of Janet Maude (Culp) Taylor, Darrell Wilson Culp and Curtis Wayne Culp.
Husband of Anna LaVerne (Kesler) (Culp) Dixon
Father of Johnie Lee Culp II and Cheryl Lynn (Culp) Blackburn.
After serving in both the Army and Navy, John Culp enlisted in the Coast Guard May 22, 1956. Between 1956-1960, Culp was stationed at Base Seattle, the cutter Bonham at Coos Bay, the cutter Mallow at Astoria, the cutter Winona at Port Angeles, and the Point Adams Lifeboat Station at Hammond, OR. While stationed in Port Angeles, WA he met his future wife Anna LaVerne Kesler. They were married March 1, 1958 by Rev J. Paul Logan at the First Baptist Church, Port Angeles, WA.
During his tour at Point Adams, Culp advanced from Seaman through Boatswain Mate First Class. After advancing to Boatswain Mate First Class, he became the coxswain of the motor lifeboat CG 52301 Triumph at Point Adams.
On the night of January 12, 1961, Culp and his crew attempted to rescue two persons from the fishing vessel Mermaid which had become disabled in the Peacock Spit at the north entrance to the Columbia river. While working in adverse weather conditions and heavy surf the vessel was finally taken in tow. After having the towline part once and managing to recover the vessel, the line parted a second time. As the Mermaid drifted into the Peacock Spit, one of the most dangerous areas on the Pacific Coast, Culp steered the motor lifeboat into the breakers to attempt a second recovery. He was not seen alive again as the boat was overwhelmed by the boiling surf.
John Lee Culp was posthumously awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for displaying "outstanding courage and fortitude while sacrificing his own life in a gallant attempt to save the lives of others."
January 31, 1979 the John Lee Culp Recruit Training Building at the Coast Guard Training Center, Alameda, CA was dedicated in his memory.
In 2008 the book "They Had To Go Out" by Gary J. Hudson, telling the story of the tragedy came out.
Son of George Wilson Culp and Johannah Wilhelmina (Jesperson) Culp.
Younger brother of Helen Marie (Culp) King and Kenneth George Culp. Older brother of Janet Maude (Culp) Taylor, Darrell Wilson Culp and Curtis Wayne Culp.
Husband of Anna LaVerne (Kesler) (Culp) Dixon
Father of Johnie Lee Culp II and Cheryl Lynn (Culp) Blackburn.
After serving in both the Army and Navy, John Culp enlisted in the Coast Guard May 22, 1956. Between 1956-1960, Culp was stationed at Base Seattle, the cutter Bonham at Coos Bay, the cutter Mallow at Astoria, the cutter Winona at Port Angeles, and the Point Adams Lifeboat Station at Hammond, OR. While stationed in Port Angeles, WA he met his future wife Anna LaVerne Kesler. They were married March 1, 1958 by Rev J. Paul Logan at the First Baptist Church, Port Angeles, WA.
During his tour at Point Adams, Culp advanced from Seaman through Boatswain Mate First Class. After advancing to Boatswain Mate First Class, he became the coxswain of the motor lifeboat CG 52301 Triumph at Point Adams.
On the night of January 12, 1961, Culp and his crew attempted to rescue two persons from the fishing vessel Mermaid which had become disabled in the Peacock Spit at the north entrance to the Columbia river. While working in adverse weather conditions and heavy surf the vessel was finally taken in tow. After having the towline part once and managing to recover the vessel, the line parted a second time. As the Mermaid drifted into the Peacock Spit, one of the most dangerous areas on the Pacific Coast, Culp steered the motor lifeboat into the breakers to attempt a second recovery. He was not seen alive again as the boat was overwhelmed by the boiling surf.
John Lee Culp was posthumously awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for displaying "outstanding courage and fortitude while sacrificing his own life in a gallant attempt to save the lives of others."
January 31, 1979 the John Lee Culp Recruit Training Building at the Coast Guard Training Center, Alameda, CA was dedicated in his memory.
In 2008 the book "They Had To Go Out" by Gary J. Hudson, telling the story of the tragedy came out.
Younger brother of Helen Marie (Culp) King and Kenneth George Culp. Older brother of Janet Maude (Culp) Taylor, Darrell Wilson Culp and Curtis Wayne Culp.
Husband of Anna LaVerne (Kesler) (Culp) Dixon
Father of Johnie Lee Culp II and Cheryl Lynn (Culp) Blackburn.
After serving in both the Army and Navy, John Culp enlisted in the Coast Guard May 22, 1956. Between 1956-1960, Culp was stationed at Base Seattle, the cutter Bonham at Coos Bay, the cutter Mallow at Astoria, the cutter Winona at Port Angeles, and the Point Adams Lifeboat Station at Hammond, OR. While stationed in Port Angeles, WA he met his future wife Anna LaVerne Kesler. They were married March 1, 1958 by Rev J. Paul Logan at the First Baptist Church, Port Angeles, WA.
During his tour at Point Adams, Culp advanced from Seaman through Boatswain Mate First Class. After advancing to Boatswain Mate First Class, he became the coxswain of the motor lifeboat CG 52301 Triumph at Point Adams.
On the night of January 12, 1961, Culp and his crew attempted to rescue two persons from the fishing vessel Mermaid which had become disabled in the Peacock Spit at the north entrance to the Columbia river. While working in adverse weather conditions and heavy surf the vessel was finally taken in tow. After having the towline part once and managing to recover the vessel, the line parted a second time. As the Mermaid drifted into the Peacock Spit, one of the most dangerous areas on the Pacific Coast, Culp steered the motor lifeboat into the breakers to attempt a second recovery. He was not seen alive again as the boat was overwhelmed by the boiling surf.
John Lee Culp was posthumously awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for displaying "outstanding courage and fortitude while sacrificing his own life in a gallant attempt to save the lives of others."
January 31, 1979 the John Lee Culp Recruit Training Building at the Coast Guard Training Center, Alameda, CA was dedicated in his memory.
In 2008 the book "They Had To Go Out" by Gary J. Hudson, telling the story of the tragedy came out.
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