Obituaries

Memorial Service Planned for Coast Guardsman Travis Obendorf

Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Obendorf died in December of injuries received during a search and rescue mission in Alaska.

 A memorial service for Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Obendorf will be held on Coast Guard Island Thursday, Jan. 30, at 1 p.m.

Obendorf was a crew member aboard the Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Waesche. He died in a Seattle hospital Dec. 18 as a result of injuries he sustained during search and rescue operations near Amak Island, Alaska, on Nov. 11, 2013.

Related articles:

"Alameda-Based Coast Guardsman Dies — Injured in Search & Rescue Mission in Alaska"

Coast Guard press release on the search and rescue mission

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