Kinkaid next became executive officer of , one of the navy 's newest battleships , in February 1933 . By coincidence the ship was at anchor in Long Beach , California , when the 1933 Long Beach earthquake struck . Over the next few days thousands of sailors and marines participated in relief activities . Kinkaid convinced the captain to allow homeless families of crew members to stay on the ship , and erected tarpaulins on the quayside to create family areas . He sent medical and relief supplies ashore from '' Colorado ''
1933 Long Beach earthquake
1933 Long Beach earthquake
Thomas C. Kinkaid