Christmas 1912: Tim, the Polydactyl Shipwrecked Cat Rescued off Long Island » Nate
The Eatons Neck station is still in operation today as Coast Guard Station #94. Pictured here in 2006 is the station’s mascot “Nate”, named after Coast Guardsman Petty Officer Nathan Bruckenthal, who was killed while guarding an oil terminal off the coast of Iraq.
“Nate”, named after Coast Guardsman Petty Officer Nathan Bruckenthal