USCGC Melvin Bell (WPC 1155) prepared to moor to Base Boston on Jan. 3, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Melvin Bell is named after Master Chief Petty Officer Melvin Keahola Bell Sr., an electronics technician who served during World War II and retired to continue civil servant work in the Coast Guard and U.S. Navy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Diolanda Caballero)