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Coast Guard House at Gull Lake, WWII

Bobbi Owens May 28, 2019 12:02 PM

W. K. Kellogg donated his home at Gull Lake in MI to the military. We have information that it was used (first?) by the Coast Guard. A Christmas card from WK during the war shows the gates and the front of the house with a Coast Guardsman on guard in the front. It was later used as a Rehab Facility and connected to programs at Percy Jones Hospital. There is an Open House planned for August 2019 focusing on the house during the war. We would very much like to find information on the Coast Guard presence during that time and would appreciate any help you can give us.

Sincerely, Jody Owens (Secretary, Historical Society of Battle Creek)

Re: Coast Guard House at Gull Lake, WWII

J. Andrew Jun 1, 2019 10:10 PM (in response to Bobbi Owens)

What information if any do you already have about the time period it was used by the Coast Guard and the use to which is was put?
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Re: Coast Guard House at Gull Lake, WWII

Rebecca Collier Jun 7, 2019 2:45 PM (in response to Bobbi Owens)

Dear Ms. Owens,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

The records you seek may be in the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (Record Group 26). The records pertaining to Michigan would be in the custody of the National Archives at Chicago (RM-CH) [email - chicago.archives@nara.gov] and the headquarters records would be in the custody of the National Archives at Washington, DC (RDT1) [email - archives1reference@nara.gov].

We hope this information is helpful.

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