Of Italian and French descent, Vernon J. Lepre, Sr. was born in Biloxi, MS to Armand and Beulah Parker Lepre. At the age of 14, Vernon...

The second of three children born to Mardo and Frances Grassi Halat who immigrated from Brac, Yugoslavia, Peter Halat, Sr. was of the...

Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, Oduse Trahan was one of nine children born to Augustin Trahan and Constance Faulk Trahan. In 1917, the...

While inducted into the Heritage Hall of Fame for his role as “captain”, Harry Gonsoulin merits recognition for many roles, including...

Born December 6, 1869, George Duggan was married to Mary Ella Duggan with whom he had 12 children. Per the 1905 Census, the Duggan family...

Anton Guich was born in Dalmatia, Austria to Mr. and Mrs. Christmas Guich. He immigrated to the United States entering the port of New...

Anthony “Captain Breezy” Gruich was a boat owner and captain who lived in Biloxi. He made his livelihood shrimping and oystering across...

Nikola Hire was a boat owner and commercial fisherman who made his life along the Gulf Coast. Throughout his life, Nikola captained a...

Henry Philip Lemmler was a commercial fisherman and business owner who worked on several of the original old Biloxi Schooners. Lemmler...

Russell Wayne Glavan is a commercial fisherman and boat captain from Biloxi, Mississippi. Building a career from making trawls, Russell...

Captain George Anthony Misko was a versatile citizen of the Gulf Coast, known for his dedication to the seafood industry and remembered...

A man of great strength and resilience, Thomas James Schultz Sr. is remembered for his feats of bravery which could have claimed the...

Elvin Oscar Ramsay was a captain and industry tradesman born April 22, 1907, to Andrew Jackson and Sue Cooper Ramsay in the...

Bernard Senseney Sr. was a boat owner and fisherman from Biloxi, Mississippi. Known affectionately as “Beans,” Bernard was married to...

Mato Anton "Mike" Soljan was a boat owner and captain who made his living in Biloxi, Mississippi. Born in 1898, Soljan was an immigrant...

Born on February 2, 1885, Martin Alphonse Newman, also known as Captain “Tan” was a vessel captain from Biloxi, Mississippi. He is...

Fletcher Adam Songe was born in 1906 in Beaumont, Texas. His family would move to New Iberia, Louisiana when Fletcher was twelve years...

Joseph August Smolcich, known to many as “Smokey Joe,” was a boat captain and commercial fisherman from Biloxi, Mississippi. He was born...

Amos Ross is described as “a fisherman’s fisherman” in Clark Shaughnessy’s biography of Mr. Ross. He was a commercial fisherman and boat...

As a dedicated carpenter and seaman, Adolph “Doffie” Ross made his living in Biloxi, Mississippi. Originally hailing from Alabama, Doffie...