USCG History Flashcards
Joshua James
- 600+ lives saved
- earned 2 gold/3 silver Lifesaving medals
Ida Lewis
- 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
Summer Kimball
- rebuilt the Life Saving Service after 1871 (assisted by Revenue Marine Captain John Faunce)
Richard Etheridge
- 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
Genevieve & Lucile Baker(twins)
- first uniformed women in the coast guard in 1918
Douglas Munro
- 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.
Charles L. Calhoun
- 1st MCPOCG on august 1, 1969
Colleen Cain
- 1st female helicopter pilot (June 1979) - 1st female coast guard member killed in line of duty
Nathan Bruckenthal
- only CG casualty of the Iraq war
Quasi-War
- 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)
War of 1812
- cutter Jefferson captured the first prize of the war - Revenue Cutter Service first used to augment the Navy with shallow draft vessels.
Mexican American War
- May 13, 1846 - Steamboats used for war for the first time
Spanish-American War
- April 24, 1898 - consequences of our intervention in the Spain/Cuba crisis.
World War I
- 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.
World War II
- 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
Korean War
- June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea
Desert Shield/Desert Storm
- Gulf War (1990/1991)
- 1st time CG reservists were obligated to serve overseas(950 reservists)
- February 28, 1991, the United Nations Security Council
creation of Revenue Cutter Service(considered USCG birthday)
August 4, 1790
Navy established?
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)
Timber Reserve Act of ________ leads to CG starting environmental protection role.
1822
Navy Petty Officer receive rate insignia in what year?
1841
original Life Saving stations open in NY & NJ Long Island in what year?
1848
Navy recognizes 3 classes of Petty Officers in what year?
1885
Navy creates Chief Petty Officers in what year?
April 1, 1893
sinking of the Titanic, leading to RCS taking on ice patrol duties in what year?
1912
merging of the RCS & Life Saving Service to form the U.S.C.G(established by law as an armed force) in what year?
1915
Navy and USCG have the same ranking system with the beginning of WWI in what year?
1917
all officer and enlisted ratings open to women in what year?
1978
Chief Petty Officer Academy created in what year?
1982(NOV)
Exxon Valdez oil spill leads to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. In what year did the Exxon Valdez spill?
1989 (Prince William Sound, Alaska)
CGC Icarus(WWII)
1942 - using depth charges forced the surfacing of a German submarine off the coast of North Carolina.
Marcus A. Hanna
- Medal of Honor while serving Union Army during the Civil War.
- Gold Lifesaving Medal for saving 2 men off coast of Australia.
Alex P. Haley
retires as Chief Journalist after serving in WWII and Korean War.
CGC Campbell(WWII)
rammed a German U-boat and sinks it during WWII
CGC Northland(WWII)
made 1st capture of WWII by taking the Norwegian trawler Boskoe into “protective custody”
CG vessel Tampa(WWI)
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.
CGC Harriet Lane(Civil War)
credited with firing 1st naval shots of the Civil War on Fort Sumter.
CGC Pickering(Quasi-war)
captured 10 prizes. one of which carried 44 guns and 200 men(3x its own force)
CGC Jefferson
- captured the first prize of the War of 1812
5 federal agencies that merged together to form the USCG?
- revenue cutter service
- light house service
- steamboat inspection service
- bureau of navigation
- lifesaving service
during the Quasi-War which cutter recaptured the American vessels Nancy and Mehitable in a memorable fight in 1799 with the French Privateer, Revenge?
CGC eagle
during the war of 1812, which cutter was captured by the British Frigate Narcissis, whose captain praised the gallantry of the American crew?
CGC surveyor
**Captain of the Surveyor: Samuel Travis**
which 2 cutters were tasked with delivering rifles to troops before the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista during the Mexican-American War?
CGC Ewing & Legare
During the Civil War, CGC’s in the Navy’s service performed blockade duty, but were not involved in what tasks?
They did not transport troops or supplies
During the Spanish-American War, which cutter along with the torpedo boat USS Winslow were engaged in battle with Spanish gunboats and shore batteries?
CGC Hudson
During WWII, what act was passed that gave the CG jurisdiction over ships carrying explosives and dangerous cargoes?
The Dangerous Cargo Act
during WWII, which cutter tracked a submarine through a convoy with such skill that the action report became part of antisubmarine force policy?
CGC spencer
first Commandant of the Coast Guard?
Ellsworth Price Bertholf
who created the civilian uniformed volunteer force, now known as the Coast Guard Auxiliary in 1939?
Russell R. Waesche
Rasmus S. Midgett
August 1899, Surfman Rasmus S. Midgett saved 10 surviving crew members off the Priscilla.
**awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal**
the revenue cutter _______ represented the first significant federal government presence in Alaska after the U.S. Government purchased it.
revenue cutter Bear
1st African American CO of a cutter
Michael Healy
what cutter rescued 578 migrants in 1995?
USCGC Dauntless
War of 1812: One of the most hotly contested battles was between the cutter ________ and the British frigate ________.
Cutter Surveyor(Capt. Samuel Travis) and British frigate Narcissis.
**The Surveyor was eventually captured, but British captain praised the gallantry of the American crew.**
Abbie Burgess
Served 38 years at the Matinicus Rock and White Head Light Stations Maine while simultaneously caring for her family.
