About Benjamin B. Dailey
Lived 1844 – 1914 (aged 70). Benjamin B. Dailey was a military personnel.
Benjamin Baxter Dailey (1844–1914) was the keeper of several lifeboat stations for the United States Life-Saving Service—one of the precursor services to the United States Coast Guard. On December 22, 1884, when he commanded the Cape Hatteras Lifeboat Station, he led the rescue of nine men from the barkentine Ephraim Williams. The stranded men had been shipwrecked in a heavy storm for 90 hours, five miles,
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Who was Benjamin B. Dailey?
US keeper of lifeboat stations (1844–1914)
When was Benjamin B. Dailey born?
Benjamin B. Dailey was born on 23 May 1844.
When did Benjamin B. Dailey die?
Benjamin B. Dailey died on 19 November 1914.
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Benjamin B. Dailey was a military personnel.
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