Primary Sources Archive: Coast Guard

• 1889-1895 Captain Leonard G. Shepard, USRCS, Chief, Revenue Marine Division (4598 Reads) 
• 1893 U.S. Lighthouse Service Uniform Regulations (2990 Reads) 
• 1895-1905 Captain Charles F. Shoemaker, USRCS, Chief, Revenue Marine Division (2726 Reads) 
• 1899 U.S. Life-Saving Service Uniform Regulations (3563 Reads) 
• 1905-1911 Captain Worth G. Ross, USRCS, Captain-Commandant (2380 Reads) 
• 1911-1919 Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf, Captain-Commandant; Chief Division of Revenue Cutter Service (2938 Reads) 
• 1919-1924 Rear Admiral William F. Reynolds, first Captain- and later Rear Admiral-Commandant (3448 Reads) 
• 1920 U.S. Lighthouse Service Uniform Regulations (3580 Reads) 
• 1924-1932 Rear Admiral Frederick C. Billard (2591 Reads) 
• 1932-1936 Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet (2785 Reads) 
• 1936-1946 Admiral Russell R. Waesche. Appointed Commandant as Rear Admiral. Appointed Full Admiral 4 April 1945 (2875 Reads) 
• 1946-1949 Admiral Joseph F. Farley (2660 Reads) 
• 1949-1954 Vice Admiral Merlin O?Neill (3470 Reads) 
• 1954-1962 Admiral Alfred C. Richmond. Appointed Commandant as Vice Admiral (2556 Reads) 
• 1962-1966 Admiral Edwin J. Roland (3133 Reads) 
• 1966-1970 Admiral Willard J. Smith (3073 Reads) 
• 1969-1973 BMCM Charles L. Calhoun (4426 Reads) 
• 1970-1974 Admiral Chester R. Bender (2893 Reads) 
• 1973-1977 YNCM Philip F. Smith (4269 Reads) 
• 1974-1978 Admiral Owen W. Siler (2910 Reads) 
• 1977-1981 BMCM Hollis B. Stephens (3161 Reads) 
• 1978-1982 Admiral John B. Hayes (2393 Reads) 
• 1981-1986 RMCM Carl W. Constantine (4031 Reads) 
• 1982-1986 Admiral James S. Gracey (5439 Reads) 
• 1986-1990 Admiral Paul A. Yost, Jr. (2667 Reads) 
• 1986-1990 BMCM Allen W. Thiele (3559 Reads) 
• 1990-1994 Admiral J. William Kime (2508 Reads) 
• 1990-1994 BMCM R. Jay Lloyd (3652 Reads) 
• 1994-1998 Admiral Robert E. Kramek (2501 Reads) 
• 1994-1998 ATCM Eric A. Trent (3903 Reads) 
• 1998-2002 Admiral James M. Loy (2622 Reads) 
• 1998-2002 MCPO Vincent W. Patton (2989 Reads) 
• 2002-Present Admiral Thomas H. Collins (2725 Reads) 
• 2002-Present: MCPO Frank A. Welch (2474 Reads) 
• A History of African-Americans in the Coast Guard (4693 Reads) 
• A History of Buoys and Tenders (4411 Reads) 
• A History of Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers (4861 Reads) 
• A History of the Coast Guard's Bering Sea Patrol (4544 Reads) 
• A History of the Coast Guard's Captains of the Port (4049 Reads) 
• A History of the International Ice Patrol (2587 Reads) 
• A History of U.S. Lightships (3682 Reads) 
• A History of Women in the Coast Guard (2727 Reads) 
• Alabama Light Stations (2412 Reads) 
• Alaska & Hawaii: History of U.S. Coast Guard Operations (3392 Reads) 
• Alaska Light Stations (3319 Reads) 
• American West Indies Light Stations (2522 Reads) 
• Asian-Pacific Americans in the Coast Guard (4116 Reads) 
• Beach Patrol and Corsair Fleet (9346 Reads) 
• Birth of the Rescue Helicopter (2443 Reads) 
• California Light Stations (2951 Reads) 
• Civilians in the U.S. Coast Guard (3859 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Air Stations (2801 Reads) 
• Coast Guard and the Pacific Northwest (2982 Reads) 
• Coast Guard and the Southeastern Coast (5984 Reads) 
• Coast Guard and the Southwest Pacific (2807 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Aviation (4718 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Aviators & Aircrews That Did Not Return (4356 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Battle Streamers (4998 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Combat Victories of World War II (3601 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Cutters (2877 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, Name List (21733 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Awardees of WWI (2599 Reads) 
• Coast Guard General Aids to Navigation (4942 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal Awardees (11157 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Heroes at Normandy (3940 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Ice Operations: Description & Summary (4495 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Medal Award Citations, A-C (5521 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Medal Award Citations, D-F (6076 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Medal Award Citations, G-J (3422 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Medal Award Citations, K-M (5087 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Medal Award Citations, N-Q (3907 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Medal Award Citations, R-S (6378 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Medal Award Citations, T-Z (6752 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Navy Cross Medal Awardees of WWI (3538 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Ocean Station Locations (2883 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Search and Rescue Statistics, 1964-2001 (2630 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Small Boat Personnel Killed in the Line of Duty (4224 Reads) 
• Coast Guard Uniforms: 1915 to the Present (7448 Reads) 
• Coast Guard War Casualties (4813 Reads) 
• Coast Guard-Manned Naval Vessels in World War II (8633 Reads) 
• Connecticut Light Stations (2885 Reads) 
• Cuba Light Stations (2487 Reads) 
• D-Day: The U. S. Coast Guard at Normandy (3655 Reads) 
• Delaware Light Stations (2766 Reads) 
• Federal Legal Statutes Regarding the Coast Guard Auxiliary (3496 Reads) 
• Florida Light Stations (3156 Reads) 
• Georgia Light Stations (2518 Reads) 
• Hawaii Light Stations (3733 Reads) 
• Hispanic-Americans in the Coast Guard (2860 Reads) 
• Historically Famous Lighthouses (4731 Reads) 
• History of Coast Guard LEDETs (2817 Reads) 
• History of the Uniforms of the Coast Guard (3623 Reads) 
• Icebreakers and the Coast Guard (3686 Reads) 
• Illinois Light Stations (2533 Reads) 
• Indiana Light Stations (2460 Reads) 
• Interesting Lighthouse Facts (3471 Reads) 
• Invasion of Salerno, Italy: Operation Avalanche (6422 Reads) 
• Life-Saving Service Stations (4612 Reads) 
• Lighthouse Evolution & Typology (2605 Reads) 
• Lighthouses Then & Now (2525 Reads) 
• List of Lost Cutters (4830 Reads) 
• Louisiana Light Stations (2585 Reads) 
• Maine Light Stations (3860 Reads) 
• Major Policy Changes/Historical Events that Influenced the Missions of the Coast Guard (3765 Reads) 
• Maryland Light Stations (3023 Reads) 
• Massachusetts Light Stations (2407 Reads) 
• Merchant Marine Training Program in World War II (5054 Reads) 
• Michigan Light Stations (4321 Reads) 
• Military Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) Codes - Coast Guard (5189 Reads) 
• Minnesota Light Stations (2371 Reads) 
• Mississippi Light Stations (2443 Reads) 
• Native Americans in the U.S. Coast Guard (2820 Reads) 
• New Hampshire Light Stations (2577 Reads) 
• New Jersey Light Stations (3089 Reads) 
• New York Light Stations (3061 Reads) 
• North Atlantic Campaign in World War II (2889 Reads) 
• North Carolina Light Stations (4493 Reads) 
• Oceanography in the Coast Guard (4788 Reads) 
• Ohio Light Stations (2579 Reads) 
• Operation DEEP FREEZE: USCG Polar-Class Icebreakers (6212 Reads) 
• OPERATION TORCH: The Coast Guard and the Invasion of North Africa (6379 Reads) 
• Oregon Light Stations (2359 Reads) 
• Organizational History: Coast Guard Districts (2351 Reads) 
• Pacific Rim Light Stations (2516 Reads) 
• Panama Light Stations (2536 Reads) 
• Pennsylvania Light Stations (2517 Reads) 
• Protecting America's Fisheries: The Coast Guard's Role (3263 Reads) 
• Puerto Rico Light Stations (2621 Reads) 
• Regulations Governing the Uniforms for Warrant Officers and Enlisted Persons, 1916 (3693 Reads) 
• Remaining Lighthouses (2983 Reads) 
• Rhode Island Light Stations (3140 Reads) 
• South Carolina Light Stations (3187 Reads) 
• SPARS: The Coast Guard & the Women's Reserve in World War II (6695 Reads) 
• Texas Light Stations (2802 Reads) 
• The Capture of the German Naval Auxiliary Extersteine (4262 Reads) 
• The Coast Guard and Homeland Security (2571 Reads) 
• The Coast Guard and the Great Lakes (2992 Reads) 
• The Coast Guard and the Greenland Patrol (5810 Reads) 
• The Coast Guard and the Invasion of Sicily: Operation Husky (3482 Reads) 
• The Coast Guard and the Western Rivers (3639 Reads) 
• The Coast Guard Medal (2417 Reads) 
• The Coast Guard's Role in Protecting the Environment (5541 Reads) 
• The Cutters Icarus and Thetis Each Sink a U-boat (4324 Reads) 
• The Development of the Helicopter as an Anti-Submarine Weapon (2963 Reads) 
• The First U.S. Naval Capture of World War II: USS Northland, CG (4103 Reads) 
• The History of the Coast Guard Auxiliary (2791 Reads) 
• The History of the Coast Guard Reserve (3718 Reads) 
• The Legislation That Created the Service (2555 Reads) 
• The Loss of the Cutter USS Alexander Hamilton, CG (4178 Reads) 
• The Loss of the USCGC Escanaba (2833 Reads) 
• The Sinking of the U-166 (3234 Reads) 
• The U.S. Coast Guard and Prohibition (6475 Reads) 
• The U.S. Coast Guard's Assignment to the Department of Homeland Security (4829 Reads) 
• The United States Coast Guard and the Civil War (4175 Reads) 
• The United States Life-Saving Service (2521 Reads) 
• U. S. Coast Guard Aircraft Types (4286 Reads) 
• U. S. Coast Guard, A Historical Overview (4421 Reads) 
• U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Nicknames (8597 Reads) 
• U.S. Coast Guard Firsts, Lasts, and/or Record Setting Achievements (11967 Reads) 
• U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Uniform Regulations, 1908 (3438 Reads) 
• U.S. Revenue Cutter Uniforms to 1891 (5859 Reads) 
• Vermont Light Stations (2477 Reads) 
• Vice Commandants of the Coast Guard (5710 Reads) 
• Virginia Light Stations (2829 Reads) 
• Washington Light Stations (2860 Reads) 
• Wisconsin Light Stations (2789 Reads) 
• World War II Coast Guard-Manned U.S. Army Freight and Supply Ship Histories (6725 Reads)