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1884: List of the Persons Who Have Served as Members of the Light-House Board and as Inspectors and Engineers of the Several Light-House Districts. (Appendix No. 2, 1884 Annual Report of the Light-House Board.)

Revenue Cutter Service Cadet Russell R. Waesche's illustrated Journal of his 1909 around-the-world Cadet Cruise aboard the training cutter Itasca, 1909.

Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche's Journal regarding a trip throughout the South Pacific Theatre, 1943.

The Evolution of the Life-Saving System of the United States From 1837 to June 30, 1892: An Outline of the Part Taken in its Development by the United States Revenue Marine; written by First Lieutenant Charles Shoemaker, USRM, circa 1892.

"From Steamboat Inspection Service to U.S. Coast Guard: Marine Safety in the United States from 1838-1946," by PACS Barbara Voulgaris.

One Among Many: The Memoirs of BM2 Douglas M. Pierpont, USCG: 1941-1947; BM2 Pierpont's exciting illustrated memoir of his service in the Coast Guard through World War II and after. He enlisted prior to Pearl Harbor and saw action as a coxswain assigned to the Boat Division aboard USS Leonard Wood--he participated in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and then landings throughout the Pacific Theatre. After the war he served in Alaska aboard USCGC Bittersweet and Unalga.

New Material on the Herioc Actions of Coast Guard Stewardsmate Charles W. Davis, USCG of the USCGC Comanche--this famous African-American Coast Guardsman gave his life saving the survivors of the torpedoed USS Dorchester and his executive officer.

Instructions for United States Coast Guard Stations, 1921 (courtesy of Google Books)

A Bright Light on the Darkest of Days: The U.S. Coast Guard & Hurricane Katrina.

1918: United States Navy Certificate of Identification for Captain Frederick C. Billard, USCG, dated 12 August 1918.

1942 Recruiting Handbook: Read what the requirements were and how enlistment was pitched just after the attack on Pearl Harbor!

Man Overboard! "Swept Away & Back Aboard." The Duane, while on convoy duty in the North Atlantic during World War II, lost a crewman overboard during a gale. Read about his amazing rescue.

"Out of Gas at 9,000 Feet and Lost in the Bahamas." AD2 Greg King writes about a SAR case conducted during Hurricane Dorothy in 1977 while serving as a crewman aboard HC-130 CG-1414.

"27 Hours in the Cold Alaska Sea." AD1 Greg King writes about rescuing the crew of the F/V Clover Leaf off Alaska in April, 1980.

"History of Coast Guard Rotary-Wing Aviation: From Inception to the Modern Day": an article by First Lieutenant Andrew Conwell, USAF.

"Tales from the Keeper's Log": an illustrated article by Debbie Allyn Jett that describes what service in the Life-Saving Service was like as well as the terrible tragedy that occurred during a rescue on Lake Huron, April 23, 1880.

Captain Quentin Walsh's official report regarding the whaling industry during the 1937-1938 whaling season. He served as a whaling inspector on board the American-flagged Norwegian whaling factory ship Ulysses, from 26 May 1937 to 11 April 1938. The Ulysses cruised for 30,000 miles and killed over 3,600 whales. In the middle of his tour, Walsh was asked to enforce new whaling regulations under the 1937 International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling.

My Friend! My Brother! My Shipmate! A story concerning integration in the Coast Guard in the early 1950s as described by Coast Guard veteran and writer James Mooney about his service aboard USCGC Lilac.

U.S. Coast Guard Contributions to National Defense, a Power Point presentation dated December, 2005.

Report of the Operations of the U.S. Revenue Steamer Nunivak on the Yukon River Station, Alaska, 1899-1901 by First Lieutenant J. C. Cantwell, R.C.S., Commanding (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1902). Provided courtesy of Google Books (pdf).

Medical Handbook for the Use of the Revenue-Cutter Service, revised by W. J. Pettus, M.D., Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1912). Provided courtesy of Google Books.

United States Coast Guard Roll of Honor, April 6, 1917 - - November 30, 1918 (a list of officers and men who were killed or otherwise perished and those decorated during World War I--a supplement to the Report of the Secretary of the Navy, 1919)

Engineering Evaluation of the LORAN-C Navigation System: Final Report. Written by W. T. DIckinson of Jansky & Bailey, Inc., 30 September 1959 for the USCG. A pdf file provided courtesy of ETCM Bill Dietz, USCG (Ret.).

"The U.S. Coast Guard in the Arctic and the Sub Arctic," a history by RADM Edward H. "Iceberg" Smith, USCG, 1949 (pdf).

"The Other Boatlift": Camarioca, Cuba, 1965. We've added a historic photo gallery of the first Cuban boatlift that took place in 1965 when Fidel Castro opened the Cuban port of Camarioca.

Last Modified 7/8/2009