Good afternoon and thank you in advance for any help that may be given.
My ggg grand-uncle was in the Navy and then ultimately the Coast Guard where, according to the newspaper articles I have found, let quite an illustrious life, including lunch with Royalty.
From Ancestry I have downloaded his record and tried to transcribe its contents, however, I have had some difficulty with some elements and would be grateful for the input of other posters.
I have attached the original for reference as well as my transcription. My main difficulties are shown on my transcription in red. I have no idea what the first column shows; I am also unsure about some of the rank abbreviations or whether I have transcribed these correctly.
Any help with the items in red would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Nic