Alfred C. Richmond's Life And Accomplishments

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Alfred C. Richmond was a U.S Coast Guard. He was born on January 18, 1902 in Waterloo, Iowa. He moved to Cherrydale, Virginia when he was 10. When he was 16 he was employed in the U.S. Naval Observatory. As well as being employed to the U.S. Naval Observatory he went to George Washington University college of engineering at Washington D.C. In New London, Connecticut July 1992 Richmond became a U.S. Coast Guard. He was assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy staff for two years. He was assigned on September of 1926. He was assigned to the Sperry Gyro Compass school at Quincy, Mass. in October 1928. Alfred began taking a resident law in September 1935. At that time he also was again assigned to U.S. Coast Guard.

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