Private Benjamin (TV series) from Benjamin and her friends' attempts to evade the watchful eye of their sergeant. Although some of the actors from the film play the same characters on the TV show, (notably Eileen Brennan and Hal Williams, in their roles of Captain Doreen Lewis and Sgt. L.C. Ross respectively) the title role is acted by Lorna Patterson instead of Goldie Hawn. While the series was initially shot on film and featured many outdoor scenes, later episodes were more like a standard sitcom, shot on video on soundstages and complete with a laugh track. In the fall of 1982, Robert Mandan joined
USCS Benjamin Peirce tow "Seminole" so that she would clear "Iza", then went aboard "Iza" and was given command by the "Iza"s captain. Hawley and other men from "Benjamin Pierce" were instrumental in saving "Iza" and her cargo from burning. The Coast Survey decommissioned "Benjamin Peirce" in 1868. USCS Benjamin Peirce USCS "Benjamin Peirce" was a schooner that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1855 to 1868. The Coast Survey acquired "Benjamin Peirce" in 1855 and placed her in service along the United States East Coast, where she spent her entire Coast Survey career. She was named