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Joshua James

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  • 600+ lives saved
  • earned 2 gold/3 silver Lifesaving medals
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Ida Lewis

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  • official appointment as keeper of Lime Rock Light in 1879 (served 39 years total)
  • 18 lives saved (1st in 1858 at age 17) - Gold Lifesaving medal
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Summer Kimball

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  • rebuilt the Life Saving Service after 1871 (assisted by Revenue Marine Captain John Faunce)
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Richard Etheridge

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  • January 24, 1880 Etheridge becomes first African American to command a U.S. lifesaving station.
  • March 5, 1996 Etheridge and crew awarded the Gold Lifesaving medal
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Genevieve & Lucile Baker(twins)

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  • first uniformed women in the coast guard in 1918
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Douglas Munro

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  • September 27, 1942 Munro instrumented in rescuing a group of marines near the Matanikau river.
  • only USCG member to receive the Medal of Honor citation.
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Charles L. Calhoun

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  • 1st MCPOCG on august 1, 1969
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Colleen Cain

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  • 1st female helicopter pilot (June 1979) - 1st female coast guard member killed in line of duty
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Nathan Bruckenthal

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  • only CG casualty of the Iraq war
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Quasi-War

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  • May 28, 1798, congress authorized the capture of armed French vessels hovering off the U.S. coast, initiating an undeclared Quasi-War with France (1798-99) - cutters captured 18 prizes unaided and assisted in the capture of 2 others - cutter Pickering captured 10 prizes. one of which carried 44 guns and 200 men(3 times its own force)
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War of 1812

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  • cutter Jefferson captured the first prize of the war - Revenue Cutter Service first used to augment the Navy with shallow draft vessels.
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Mexican American War

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  • May 13, 1846 - Steamboats used for war for the first time
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Spanish-American War

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  • April 24, 1898 - consequences of our intervention in the Spain/Cuba crisis.
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World War I

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  • U.S. entered WWI on April 2, 1917 after German submarines deliberately sink 3 American vessels.
  • Espionage Act of 1917 give USCG responsibility for security of the Ports and Waterways during times of war.
  • Navy and USCG merge
  • USCG vessel Tampa sunk - USCG highest percentage of personnel killed than any other service.
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World War II

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  • April 9, 1941, USCG given responsibility for cold-weather operations in Greenland
  • USCGC Northland made the 1st capture of WWII
  • USCGC Campbell rammed a German sub and sinks it
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Korean War

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  • June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea
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Desert Shield/Desert Storm

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  • Gulf War (1990/1991)
  • 1st time CG reservists were obligated to serve overseas(950 reservists)
  • February 28, 1991, the United Nations Security Council
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creation of Revenue Cutter Service(considered USCG birthday)

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August 4, 1790

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Navy established?

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OCT 13, 1775

However,

Until the Department of the
Navy was established in 1798, the Coast Guard was the only armed force
afloat (E-PME STUDY GUIDE)

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Timber Reserve Act of ________ leads to CG starting environmental protection role.

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1822

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Navy Petty Officer receive rate insignia in what year?

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1841

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original Life Saving stations open in NY & NJ Long Island in what year?

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1848

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Navy recognizes 3 classes of Petty Officers in what year?

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1885

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Navy creates Chief Petty Officers in what year?

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April 1, 1893

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sinking of the Titanic, leading to RCS taking on ice patrol duties in what year?

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1912

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merging of the RCS & Life Saving Service to form the U.S.C.G(established by law as an armed force) in what year?

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1915

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Navy and USCG have the same ranking system with the beginning of WWI in what year?

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1917

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all officer and enlisted ratings open to women in what year?

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1978

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Chief Petty Officer Academy created in what year?

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1982(NOV)

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Exxon Valdez oil spill leads to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. In what year did the Exxon Valdez spill?

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1989 (Prince William Sound, Alaska)

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CGC Icarus(WWII)

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1942 - using depth charges forced the surfacing of a German submarine off the coast of North Carolina.

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Marcus A. Hanna

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  • Medal of Honor while serving Union Army during the Civil War.
  • Gold Lifesaving Medal for saving 2 men off coast of Australia.
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Alex P. Haley

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retires as Chief Journalist after serving in WWII and Korean War.

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CGC Campbell(WWII)

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rammed a German U-boat and sinks it during WWII

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CGC Northland(WWII)

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made 1st capture of WWII by taking the Norwegian trawler Boskoe into “protective custody”

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CG vessel Tampa(WWI)

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On September 26, 1918: Presumably, the Tampa was torpedoed by a German submarine and all of the crew killed. Of the 115 crewmembers on board, 111 were Coast Guard personnel.

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CGC Harriet Lane(Civil War)

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credited with firing 1st naval shots of the Civil War on Fort Sumter.

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CGC Pickering(Quasi-war)

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captured 10 prizes. one of which carried 44 guns and 200 men(3x its own force)

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CGC Jefferson

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  • captured the first prize of the War of 1812
40
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5 federal agencies that merged together to form the USCG?

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  1. revenue cutter service
  2. light house service
  3. steamboat inspection service
  4. bureau of navigation
  5. lifesaving service
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during the Quasi-War which cutter recaptured the American vessels Nancy and Mehitable in a memorable fight in 1799 with the French Privateer, Revenge?

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CGC eagle

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during the war of 1812, which cutter was captured by the British Frigate Narcissis, whose captain praised the gallantry of the American crew?

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CGC surveyor

**Captain of the Surveyor: Samuel Travis**

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which 2 cutters were tasked with delivering rifles to troops before the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista during the Mexican-American War?

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CGC Ewing & Legare

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During the Civil War, CGC’s in the Navy’s service performed blockade duty, but were not involved in what tasks?

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They did not transport troops or supplies

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During the Spanish-American War, which cutter along with the torpedo boat USS Winslow were engaged in battle with Spanish gunboats and shore batteries?

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CGC Hudson

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During WWII, what act was passed that gave the CG jurisdiction over ships carrying explosives and dangerous cargoes?

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The Dangerous Cargo Act

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during WWII, which cutter tracked a submarine through a convoy with such skill that the action report became part of antisubmarine force policy?

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CGC spencer

48
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first Commandant of the Coast Guard?

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Ellsworth Price Bertholf

49
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who created the civilian uniformed volunteer force, now known as the Coast Guard Auxiliary in 1939?

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Russell R. Waesche

50
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Rasmus S. Midgett

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August 1899, Surfman Rasmus S. Midgett saved 10 surviving crew members off the Priscilla.

**awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal**

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the revenue cutter _______ represented the first significant federal government presence in Alaska after the U.S. Government purchased it.

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revenue cutter Bear

52
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1st African American CO of a cutter

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Michael Healy

53
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what cutter rescued 578 migrants in 1995?

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USCGC Dauntless

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War of 1812: One of the most hotly contested battles was between the cutter ________ and the British frigate ________.

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Cutter Surveyor(Capt. Samuel Travis) and British frigate Narcissis.

**The Surveyor was eventually captured, but British captain praised the gallantry of the American crew.**

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Abbie Burgess

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Served 38 years at the Matinicus Rock and White Head Light Stations Maine while simultaneously caring for her family.

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SWE (27 decks)

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