1939 - On 12 May 1939, Boatswain's Mate First Class Clarence Samuels was appointed as a Chief Photographer's Mate (Acting), becoming the first African-American chief petty officer, the first African-American photographer in the Coast Guard and only the second Coast Guardsman to serve in that rating up to that point.
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Coast Guard crew members rescued six passengers from a 21-foot Sea Ray off of the Channel Islands, Calif., May 9, 2009. The rescue occurred during the 3rd Annual Channel Island Harbor Safe Boating Expo. (Coast Guard Photo/Mr. Jim Smeal)
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- Coast Guard, City of Memphis reach agreement and re-open Memphis Auction Street Bridge boat ramp
- Coast Guard issues new policy for watercraft routinely operating dockside
- Coast Guard searches for missing man off first island of CBBT
- Good Samaritan rescues two missing divers
- Coast Guard suspends search for windsurfer off Pine Island, N.C.
- Coast Guard rescues 2 from Potomac River
- Coast Guard searches for missing man off Pine Island, N.C.
- Coast Guard performs rescue during Safe Boating Expo
- Coast Guard medevacs four injured people after vessel fire
- Coast Guard suspends search for missing man off Newport News, Va.
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