Bill Benning '80

Bill enlisted into the US Coast Guard Reserve in April of 1979 and attended Coast Guard Basic Training during that summer between my Junior and Senior year at CHS. 

After graduating from CHS the spring of 1980, Bill attended the Coast Guard Radioman Class "A" in Petaluma California graduating as a Petty Officer 3^rd Class.

During his career he was assigned to:

• Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay WI
• USCG Ice Breaker WESTWIND
• Coast Guard Base  Southwest Harbor ME
• USCG Buoy Tender BITTERSWEET
• Coast Guard 17^th District Juneau AK
• Coast Guard Air Station Sitka AK
• Coast Guard Base/Marine Safety Office Philadelphia PA
• Returning to Coast Guard 17^th District HQ Juneau AK in 1997 and retiring in 2002 as a Chief Warrant Officer.