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Vice Commandants of the U.S. Coast Guard
- 1929-1931: Captain Benjamin M. Chiswell
- 1931-1941: Rear Admiral Leon C. Covell
- 1941-1946: Rear Admiral Lloyd T. Chalker
- 1946-1949: Rear Admiral Merlin O’Neill
- 1949-1954: Rear Admiral Alfred C. Richmond
- 1954-1962: Vice Admiral James A. Hirshfield
- 1962-1962: Vice Admiral Edwin G. Roland
- 1962-1964: Vice Admiral Donald M. Morrison
- 1964-1966: Vice Admiral William D. Shields
- 1966-1970: Vice Admiral Paul E. Trimble
- 1970-1974: Vice Admiral Thomas R. Sargent, III
- 1974-1978: Vice Admiral Ellis L. Perry
- 1978-1982: Vice Admiral Robert H. Scarborough
- 1982-1986: Vice Admiral Benedict L. Stabile
- 1986-1988: Vice Admiral James C. Irwin
- 1988-1990: Vice Admiral Clyde T. Lusk
- 1990-1992: Vice Admiral Martin H. Daniel
- 1992-1994: Vice Admiral Robert T. Nelson
- 1994-1996: Vice Admiral Arthur E. Henn
- 1996-1998: Vice Admiral Richard D. Herr
- 1998-2000: Vice Admiral James C. Card
- 2000-2002: Vice Admiral Thomas H. Collins
- 2002-2004: Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett
- 2004-2006: Vice Admiral Terry M. Cross
- 2006-2009: Vice Admiral Vivien S. Crea
- 2009-Present: Vice Admiral David P. Pekoske