May 10, 2018 | Coast Guard
In the majority of cases, to be the first at something requires a courage, tenacity, and initiative of unusual strength. This can certainly be said of Janna Lambine. As the Coast Guard’s first woman pilot, her actions set an important precedent for women in the...
Apr 20, 2018 | Coast Guard
Of the 3,498 Medal of Honor recipients in American history, only one was from the U.S. Coast Guard: Signalman 1st Class Douglas Albert Munro. On this day 74 years ago, Munro sacrificed himself at the Matanikau River at Point Cruz in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, while...
Apr 1, 2018 | Coast Guard
As a LTJG, Beverly Kelley became the first woman to command a Coast Guard cutter, the CGC Cape Newhagen, in April 1979. Two years earlier, the Coast Guard had experimented with assigning women to sea-going ships. The high-endurance Coast Guard cutters Morgenthau and...
Jan 29, 2018 | Coast Guard
Born on October 13,1935, Edgar Culbertson left Lincoln High School in November 1952 to join the Coast Guard. He served on active military duty for 14 years. From 1952 to 1956, and 1958-1967 he was on active duty, and from 1956 to 1958 he was on reserve service. In...
Jan 27, 2018 | Coast Guard
On Nov. 23, 1942, legislation approved the implementation of the United States Coast Guard Women’s Reserve; the program known as SPAR – the acronym derived from the translations of the Coast Guard’s motto, ‘Semper Paratus, Always Ready’ – became the foundation for...
Jan 16, 2018 | Coast Guard
Myra enlisted in the Coast Guard Merchant Marines in October of 1945, at the young age of 17. He served in the Stewards Department as a Messman- Utility Man. Within a months’ time, he was promoted to Warrant Officer, a very quick promotion during that era!...
