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Captain Roy Lambert (right) is interviewed by a reporter 3 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 8, 1975, following the rescue by Lambert and the crew of the dredge Comber of six men from the icy waters of the Delaware River after their tugboat capsized and sank. Lambert and the crew were later commended for their rescue operation which was, in the words of the citation, carried out in the finest tradition of the Corps of Engineers.Ironwood native named captain of 2nd shipPHILADELPHIA, Penn. — Ironwood native Roy Lambert is a captain in two navies.Lambert, a resident of Newark, Del., is master of the Army Engineers’ seagoing hopper dredge Comber and was recently appointed a captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve. The Army Engineers’ fleet of dredges and smaller craft is sometimes referred to as ‘‘the Army’s Navy.”The dredge comber is usually to be found in the Delaware River, around the clock seven days a week, to keep the 100-mile long channel serving theEnter the 1Lambert work a 10-days-on, four-days-off shift.Lambert, the father of three daughters and grandfather of five, credits his wife, Velma, with being understanding about his job which requires much time away from home.Lambert served from the Mediterranean to the South Pacific during his four years active duty with the Navy aboard the BattleshipWisconsin. It was then he joined the Naval Reserve.For a time he worked in the machine shop at Allis Chalmers, Milwaukee, and later in the iron ore mines in Wisconsin. When the mines closed Lambert and wife moved to Brooklyn.From 1950 to 1952 he served on the aircraft carrier Saipan off the east coast. He joined the crew of the Comber in 1960
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Ironwood Daily Globe
Ironwood, Michigan, US
Wed, Feb 17, 1982
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