DAILY CHRONOLOGY OF COAST GUARD HISTORY

Historic daily events in Coast Guard history, listed by month

A photo of the first two women to go to sea aboard a cutter.
The Commandant, Admiral Owen Siler, waits to introduce two of the first women to be assigned to sea duty at a 22 June 1977 press conference.  Left to right: BM3 Debra Lee Wilson, ENS Beverly G. Kelley, ADM Owen W. Siler.

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