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21 Cards in this Set
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Who founded the lighthouse service and in what year?
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Alexander Hamilton 1789
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When was the Revenue Cutter Service formed?
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Aug 4, 1790
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Who was the first commisioned officer?
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Hopely Yeaton, Mar 1791
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What war did the CGC Harriett Lane fire the first shot?
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Civil War
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Who was the first African-American to command a U.S. Government Vessel?
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LT Michael Healy, 1877
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Who was the first superintendent of the Life Saving Service?
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Sumner Kimbal, Jun 1879
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What year did Joshua James rescue 29 people and earn one of his Gold Life Saving medals?
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1888
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Who won the life saving service medals for their part of the Overland Relief Expedition?
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LT Jarvis and LT Bertholf
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What month and year was the Coast Guard formed?
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Jan 1915
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What year was the CGC Tampa torpedoed by a German U-boat?
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1918
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What was the first military action of WWII?
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CGC Northland captures Buskoe
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Who was the first commisioned SPAR?
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Dorthy Stratton, 1942
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When did Douglass Munro earn the Medal of Honor for his part at Guadacanal?
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1942
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Who was the first woman to command a U.S. military vessel?
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LT. Beverly Kelley, 1979
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Who was the first woman Admiral?
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RADM Joyce Johnson, 1997
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Who was the first African-American MCPO of the CG?
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Vincent Patton III
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Who was the first African-American CG Admiral?
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RADM Eroll Brown, 1998
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Who was the first CG woman Admiral?
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RADM Vivian Crea, 2000
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Who was the only man in history to win the Gold Lifesaving Service Medal and the Medal of Honor?
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Marcas Hanna, served as lighthouse keeper at Cape Elizabeth Light
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What war was the CG used in the operation "Market Time"
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Vietnam
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What was the first war that the entire CG was transfered to the Navy?
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WWI
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