Gerard T Altoff

After serving a four year tour of duty with the US Coast Guard, which included a WestPac cruise to Viet Nam, Gerard T Altoff joined the US National Park Service in 1972. He held positions at Zion National Park, in Utah, then Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota followed by Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Superintendent in Put-in-Bay Ohio. "Amongst My Best Men: African Americans and the War of 1812",(1996) and "Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie" (Revised edition 1999) and "Deep Water Sailors, Shallow Water Soldiers"(1988) were all published by The Perry Group. They were written by Gerard T. Altoff while he lived on the island. All three are essential books on the The War of 1812 and expertly cover the Battle of Lake Erie subject area. They are all still in print. Other publications written by Mr. Altoff include:Published works include: "Leathernecks on Lake Erie," in Leatherneck Magazine, (November, 1988). "African-Americans in the United States Navy: War of 1812," in The Journal of Erie Studies (spring, 1994). "A Signal Victory: The Lake Erie Campaign:1812-1813", co-author, published by Naval Institute Press, 1997 "A Bulldog of a Naval Gun: The Carronade and its Impact on Lake Erie," in The Journal of Erie Studies (spring, 1998). “The Battle of Lake Erie, A Narrative,” in James M. Morris (ed.), Readings in American Military History, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2003.