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Toggle navigation United States Coast Guard U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Search Search U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office: Search Search U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office: Search HomeHistory Overview Resources Research Chronology of Coast Guard History Finding Aids Digitized Decklogs at NARA LOGBOOKS - Revenue and Coast Guard Cutters: An Overview Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Logbooks 1791-1991 Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Muster Rolls 1831 - 1949 Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Muster Rolls 1833-1932 Unbound US Revenue Cutter and CG Muster Rolls 1831-1915 Shipping Articles of the Revenue Cutter Service 1867 - 1916 Payroll of Officers & Enlisted Forces of USCG Cutters (1916 – 1935) CG Military Muster Rolls 1941-49 Bibliography Collections Personnel Women Minorities Auxiliary Reserves Keepers Biographies Units Aviation Cutters General Eagle Bear Icebreakers Lightships Lifeboats & Small Craft Lighthouse & Buoy Tenders Facilities & Stations Missions Marine Safety Safety & Inspection Environmental Boating Safety Licensing & Documentation Ice Operations Icebreaking Icebreakers International Ice Patrol Policy, Expeditions, Explorations Miscellaneous Law Enforcement General Immigration & Migrant Narcotics Prohibition Fisheries National Security Search & Rescue History and Tradition Traditions, Flags, Emblems & Seals Uniforms Conflicts Early Republic Civil War Spanish-American War WWI WWII General Auxiliary & Reserve Recruit & Training COTP Programs Aviation Cutters Beach Patrol Battle of the Atlantic & Greenland Patrol European Theatre Pacific Theatre Cold War Korean & Vietnam Post Vietnam to 2000 Post 2000 Lighthouse Service Lifesaving Service Combined Service Studies Revenue Cutter Service Steamboats & Bureau of Navigation Public Health Service Other Miscellaneous Equipment Books Shipwrecks & Major Disasters Science Technology Recruiting, Education, and Training Academy General, Sports, and Miscellaneous Current Events THE LONG BLUE LINE Our Collections Artifacts Digital Library Documents & Publications Photos Oral Histories & Memoirs Florence Finch RADM Erroll Brown & 9/11 ADM James Gracey ADM John Hayes VADM Joseph Stika SPAR Lillian Vasilas’ Oral History Interview Browse by Topic Assets Air All Fixed Wing Rotary Wing Air Stations Significant Dates in Coast Guard Aviation Land All Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard Units Lighthouses Lighthouses & Light Stations Stations & Units Water All Boats (Less than 65 ft) Cutters (65 ft or greater) Other Vessels (Non-CG) USCGC Tampa Notable People All Commandants Vice Commandants Master Chief Petty Officers of the Coast Guard Retired Flag Officers Award Recipients Gold Lifesaving Medal Coast Guard Medal Coast Guard Heroes at Normandy Celebrities and Famous People Minorities African Americans African American History Chronology Michael Healy, USRCS, Biography Michael Healy Photo Gallery Portrait of Captain Michael A. 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Photo taken by Chan Irwin and provided courtesy of Mike Harmon. "The Jaws of Death" - An official U.S. Coast Guard photograph by CPHOM Robert F. Sargent, USCG. A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks U.S. troops on the morning of 6 June 1944 at Omaha Beach. CLICK on this iconic image to learn more about the CG’s historic role at Normandy. "The Jaws of Death" - An official U.S. Coast Guard photograph by CPHOM Robert F. Sargent, USCG. A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the First Division on the morning of 6 June 1944 at Omaha Beach. CLICK on this iconic image to learn more about the CG’s historic role at Normandy. Flight of the Wright Flyer 120+ years ago...on December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made history with the first heavier-than-air flight. This iconic image was taken by US Life-saving Service Surfman John T. Daniels. And the Coast Guard was there! Link Text A photo of the U.S. Revenue Cutter McCulloch, dated August 1898 in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. 1 May marks the 125th anniversary of the start of this pivotal war. For more info click on the image. Amelia Earhart in the ITASCA Logbook 07-02-1937 In 1937 Amelia Earhart sought to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe. This logbook page documents the shift in mission for crew of CGC ITASCA on 2 July. After initial comms between Earhart and ITASCA ceased, the mission shifted from support as Aid to Navigation to Search & Rescue. And the Coast Guard Was There! WOMEN in the COAST GUARD - Female CG Academy Cadets prepare to march shoulder to shoulder in President Carter’s Inaugural Parade - 1977. The CG Academy opened to female cadets the previous year. CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY - Female CG Academy Cadets prepare to march shoulder to shoulder in Pres Carter’s Inaugural Parade - 1977. The CG Academy opened to female cadets the previous year. 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