Lindgren Family - Brian Carl Lindgren - online obituary

It is with great sorrow that we must announce the passing of our husband, father, brother and friend, Brian Carl Lindgren.

Brian was born 11 February 1946 at the St. Francis' Hospital, in Lynwood California.

His parents were Carl and Helen [Clarke] Lindgren. He joined his older brother Duane Clarke, Anne Christine, and  later, Karen Louise.

A certificate of achievement in Wood Shop.......didn't see what he did to receive this.

Brian was a student through 12th grade in Anaheim California. He graduated from Magnolia High School He then attended Fullerton College for a year. 

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Shortly after Brian's first year at Fullerton JC, he joined the Coast Guard. He served at Alameda, Company Charlie 50, Government Island, California.

After joining the Coast Guard, Brian was sent for basic training on Alameda Island in San Francisco Bay. Their company trained as the Marine Corp did.

Groton Connecticut, Electronic technician school graduation photo

Brian is in the lower row, fifth from right. His seaman's stripes show up on his left arm.

Brian is in the bottom row at the far right.

This is a picture of Electronic Technician class A, Groton Conneticut.

Brian C. Lindgren
ETA 24-11-66
Nov. 14 1966

His next post was to be Talampulan, Phillippines [American spelling per Google]; 

Gloucester City, New Jersey; 

Talampulan, Phillippines [American spelling per Google]; 

and finally San Clemente California.

It took 21 hours for Brian to leave the US West Coast, to arrive  at the 1 mile by 3 mile island which was to be his home for the next year.

The station was "manned" by 3 dozen Coasties, and 2 - 3 officers.

Brian would snorkle on the reef, meet the natives, and of course keep the station functioning. This station was responsible for providing an accurate location to assist with military vessels on their way to and from, Viet Nam and the United States.

After the Phillippines, Brian was stationed in New Jersey.

His final station was San Clemente. At that time it was were the "Western White House" was located. President Nixon had a golf cart that he drove about the Western White house and across the Coast Guard Station. He also had a white poodle that barked "alot".

The Coast Station had their own dog - a German Shepard.

One day when the Guardsmen were out and Nixon was driving his golf cart, with poodle to guard him, he crossed in front of the Station. 

The poodle, seeing a strange dog amidst the "Coasties" started barking at the German Shepard. Of course the Shepard took off after the poodle, with the Coasties running after the golf cart. Brian never said how this incident turned out.

where he discovered he loved flying. He achieved his pilot's license at Fullerton Airport.

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