page_title: Lawrence O. Lawson
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Lawrence O. Lawson / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: Lawrence Lawson conducts sea trials off the coast of Miami, Florida Original caption: “ The Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson conducts sea trials off the coast of Miami, Florida, on Dec. 12, 2016. The ship will be the second fast response cutter stationed in Cape May, New Jersey, and is scheduled for commissioning in early 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Eric D. Woodall) ”
context_page_description: Lawrence Oscar Lawson was appointed the keeper of the Evanston, Illinois, Life–Saving Station Number 12, District 11 of the United States Life-Saving Service in 1880 off the coast of Lake Michigan. In 1899, Lawson led the crew of his surfboat on a heroic rescue of all 18 crewmen of the freighter Calumet. He was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal on October 17, 1890.
context_section_description: In 2010, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles "Skip" W. Bowen, the U.S. Coast Guard's senior enlisted person at the time, lobbied for the new Sentinel-class cutters to be named after enlisted Coast Guardsmen, or personnel from its precursor services, who had distinguished themselves by their heroism.
  The USCGC Lawrence O. Lawson was the 20th cutter to be launched.
caption: USCGC Lawrence O. Lawson at sea
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