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![]() ![]() Built for the Navy as the U.S.S. Zuni in 1943, the Tamaroa earned four battle stars in the Pacific Theater. Transferred to the Coast Guard and given its current name in 1946, it performed search-and-rescue missions that spanned six decades. Note: by William O. Doherty Jr., Friday, September 01, 2000. Doherty served with the Coast Guard's Tamaroa Deck Force from 1967-68.
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British forces capture Frances Fortress of Louisbourg after a seven-week siege.
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