Donald G. Shomette
CAPT Michael J. Rauworth, USCG (Ret.)
James L. Nelson
Jim Nelson was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine and graduated from UCLA with a degree in motion picture/television production. Finding that despite being in Southern California, it was a…
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Paul F. Johnston
James P. Delgado
James (Jim) Delgado has 44 years of scientific expertise in marine archaeology and deep-sea exploration, in addition to a solid background in history, museums, and outreach through media, film, and…
Read MoreKathleen Ciolfi and Geoff Carton
Capt. Arie L. Bleicher
Captain Arie L. Bleicher (1919–2017) Born in Vienna, Captain Arie L. Bleicher enrolled in the maritime school in Civitavecchia, Italy, in 1937. He served as a seaman in a British…
Read MoreJ. Phillip London
In 2017, Dr. J. Phillip London was awarded the NHF Distinguished Service Award in association with the Naval Historical Foundation at the National Maritime Awards Dinner. We recognized his many…
Read MoreWilliam H. White
Having finished 7 books on the War of 1812 and the Barbary Wars (6 historical fiction and 1 non-fiction), as well as 2 volumes of historical fiction about the British…
Read MoreWilliam H. Thiesen
Dr. William Thiesen serves as Atlantic Area Historian for the United States Coast Guard. He earned an M.A. from East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime History and a Ph.D. from…
Read MoreCapt. Walter Rybka
Since receiving the Rodney N. Houghton Award in 2012, I continued to work as the senior captain of the US Brig Niagara, sailing as relief captain up to five weeks…
Read MoreMatthew Stackpole
Following the publication of my Sea History article in 2011, I continued as Ships Historian and a major Gifts Officer for the Charles W. Morgan project, giving presentations and soliciting…
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