One of the first uniformed women to serve in the CG
Lucille Baker
Women are integrated into Active Duty and CG Reserve
1973
Saved more than 600 lives, earned 2 gold medals, 3 silver, plus other awards
Joshua James
All officer career fields and enlisted ratings are opened to women
1978
Medal of Honor recipient
Douglas Munro
Installation of First Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
1969
Twin sisters to serve in the CG
1918 - Lucille and Genevieve Baker
The first 5 African-American females enter SPARs
1945 - Oilver Hooker, D. Winifred Byrd, Julia Mosely, Yvonne Cumberbatch, and Aileen Cooke
First Master Chief E-9
1958 - YNCM Jack Kerwin
Authors Roots and Autobiography of Malcolm X
1959 - Alex P. Haley
First Spar E-9
1962 - YNCM Pearl Faurie
First MCPO of the CG
1969 - BMCM Charles L. Calhoun
First women’s RSV enlisted basic indoctrination
1972 - Yeoman, Storekeeper, Radioman, and Hospital Corpsman
The first SPAR to be sworn in regular CG
1973 - Alice Jefferson
Serves 44yrs Active Duty
1987 - BMCM Donald H. Horsley
First enlisted woman assigned to Officer-in-Charge afloat
1988 - Diane Bucci
First African-American female and first female engineer to advance to E-7
1988 - Pamela Autry
First Asian American woman Warrant officer appointed
1988 - Grace Parmalee
First enlisted women assigned as Officer-inCharge ashore
1989 - Krystine Carajal
First Hispanic American woman advance to E-7
1992 - Sonia Colon
COMDT officially appoints Master Chief of the CG as a MBR of the CG Academy Board of Trustees
1999 - Vincent Patton
CG B-day
Aug 4, 1790
The revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life Saving Service merged on
Jan 28, 1915
Only individual to have won both the Medal of Honor and the Gold Lifesaving Medal
Marcus Hanna
Keeper of the Lighthouse Service
Federico Hatch
Official keeper of Lime Rock Light Station
Ida Lewis
In what year did specialty/rating marks become official?
1866
Rate of PO became official
1808
Aquire 1st rate insignia
1841
Navy recognizes 3 classes of PO
1885
PO Navy established CPO
1893
Rates become the same as the Navy
1917