Happy 224th birthday to the United States Coast Guard! The precursor to the Coast Guard, the United States Revenue Cutter Service, was established under the Department of Treasury by Alexander Hamilton on August 4, 1790, now commemorated as Coast Guard Day. Through the U.S. National Archives, you can research U.S. Coast Guard Records: go.usa.gov/N5n5. Do you have an ancestor or relative that served in the Coast Guard? Keep sharing, liking, and following us to help us get to 100,000 followers by August 15. Image: “Two Coast Guard officers brave the wintry blasts of snow aboard a Coast Guard cutter on the North Atlantic patrol.” (National Archives Identifier: 513211). Image: “Through the porthole of a Coast Guard combat transport in the Pacific, landing craft can be seen circling in the water just after dawn.” (National Archives Identifier: 513192). #CoastGuard #Birthday
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:27:14 +0000
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