My Uncle BMC Newt Mathis and CGSTA 109 Seaside Park, New Jersey. Today the old CG Station serves as Seaside Park's Borough Hall.




The crew of CGSTA #109 during World War II. The men had scheduled beach patrols and
had a lookout from the ocean beach tower 24/7. A German submarine was sighted from
the watchtower during a night watch causing quite a stir in the small resort community.
My uncle Newt, BMC Newt Mathis (inset) was stationed there during WWII until he was
transferred in 1950 as the OIC at the new CGSTA Santa Barbara, California.