AK AK - Mary Louise Dragoo, 43, Gustavus, 12 May 1958

[Romulus]

5342DFAK - Mary Louise Dragoo​

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Name: Mary Louise Dragoo
Nickname/Alias: née Kaercher
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: May 12, 1958
Location Last Seen: Gustavus, Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: March 26, 1915
Age: 43 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Navy blue parka, slacks and light shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Individual left her home in Bartlett Cove for a walk and never returned. Husband was the individual who reported her missing, Searches began the following day and were called off after 3 days.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: National Park Service - Glacier Bay
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 907-697-2230
Agency E-mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: NP24320525
Agency Name: Alaska State Troopers
Agency Contact Person: Malia Miller
Agency Phone Number: 907-269-5511
Agency E-mail: [email protected]
Agency Case Number: AK24130969
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 132927

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Juneau Empire (Juneau, Alaska) May 16, 1958

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=5342DFAK

 

[Richard]

At the time of Mary Louise Dragoo's disappearance, Alaska was not yet a state. Statehood came in 1959. The resultant US flag which showed 49 stars (7 staggered rows of 7 stars each) was only in service for one year and replaced by the current 50-star flag when Hawaii became a state.


The 49 star US flag.

 

[alb1on]

I attach a newspaper clipping from Ancestry giving some more details of the search and her family. She had 3 young children. She seems to have been well connected, both in terms of her family back in Minnesota and in that her husband was a senior park ranger, with all that implies in terms of knowledge of the area and available resources to search for her.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Mary Louise Dragoo – The Charley Project

<<Dragoo is originally from Ortonville, Minnesota. Her husband was a park service ranger at Glacier Bay National Monument (now Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve) and the couple had two daughters. They had moved to Alaska in January after her husband finished a previous park service assignment in Washington. Dragoo's case remains unsolved.>>