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History of the United States Army

Adapted from the Wikipedia article History of the United States Army, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

United States Army Rangers

Adapted from the Wikipedia article United States Army Rangers, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

The Army Rangers: Missions and History

Written for the Wall of Honor from these sources:

1. The 75th Ranger Regiment, U.S. Army (army.mil)
2. Ranger History (Heritage), U.S. Army (army.mil)
3. Five things you didn't know about the 75th Ranger Regiment, 75th Ranger Regiment Public Affairs, army.mil (Feb. 18, 2020)
4. Army Rangers: Your Questions About Serving, GoArmy.com, U.S. Army
5. Army Ranger Battalions, GoArmy.com, U.S. Army
6. 75th Ranger Regiment Fact Sheet (archived), U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs, via UNT Web Archive
7. The Ranger Creed Fact Sheet (archived), U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs, via UNT Web Archive
8. Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, U.S. Army (army.mil, Sept. 2026)
9. First women graduate Ranger School, Army News Service, army.mil (Aug. 2015)
10. Newest Rangers don their tan berets, U.S. Army (army.mil, Nov. 30, 2016)
11. The Rangers of WWII: Leading the way for future generations, USASOC History Office, army.mil (May 15, 2023)
12. Pointe du Hoc: Competence, Courage, and Sacrifice (brochure), American Battle Monuments Commission
13. U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II, chapter on the European Theater, U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH Pub 70-42)
14. The 75th Ranger Regiment: Distinctive Unit Insignia, USASOC History Office (arsof-history.org)
15. Army Special Operations in the "Forgotten War": Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Korean Armistice, army.mil (July 20, 2023)
16. A Highly Praised Luxury: The Ranger Infantry Companies in Korea, 1950-1951, USASOC History Office (arsof-history.org)
17. Retired Soldier recounts history of all-black Ranger company, army.mil (Oct. 13, 2011)
18. Eyes Behind the Lines: US Army Long-Range Reconnaissance and Surveillance Units, Combat Studies Institute, Army University Press
19. U.S., Grenada to Mark 30th Anniversary of Military Intervention, American Forces Press Service, via DVIDS
20. Rangers in Operation Just Cause (Annex C, ARSOF in Panama), USASOC History Office (arsof-history.org)
21. 10th Mountain Division remembers Battle of Mogadishu 20 years later, army.mil (Oct. 10, 2013)
22. United States Forces, Somalia After Action Report and Historical Overview, U.S. Army
23. Hegseth restores Fort Moore to Fort Benning in honor of WWI Soldier, army.mil (March 2025)
24. Rangers were among first leaders of America's Army, Army News Service, army.mil (June 13, 2013)
25. Daniel Morgan, Saratoga National Historical Park, National Park Service
26. Francis Marion, National Park Service
27. General Francis Marion, Ninety Six National Historic Site, National Park Service
28. An Act authorizing the President of the United States to raise certain companies of Rangers for the protection of the frontier of the United States (Jan. 2, 1812), 2 Stat. 670, U.S. Statutes at Large, via GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office)
29. John Singleton Mosby, National Park Service
30. Operation Eagle Claw remembered 40 years later, army.mil (April 24, 2020)
31. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977-1980, Vol. XI, Part 1, Iran: Hostage Crisis, Document 321 (Editorial Note on the Holloway Report), Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State
32. A Timeline of U.S. Army Special Operations Forces, USASOC History Office (arsof-history.org)
33. Task Force 160 in Operation URGENT FURY, USASOC History Office, Veritas Vol. 2, No. 2 (2006)
34. 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, U.S. Army (home.army.mil)
35. USSOCOM celebrates its 30th Anniversary, USSOCOM Public Affairs, socom.mil (April 19, 2017)

Photos, from Wikimedia Commons:

• Rangers of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, wait for extraction during training at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, January 2014. (public domain)
• Rangers check their parachutes before a mass jump at the regiment's Ranger Rendezvous, August 2009. (public domain)
• Ranger School students learn to rappel at the start of the Mountain Phase, Camp Merrill, Dahlonega, Georgia, February 2011. (public domain)
• The Ranger tab (public domain)
• The 75th Ranger Regiment scroll (public domain)
• "To Range the Woods": Rogers' Rangers in New York in 1760, in a painting for the Army's Center of Military History. (public domain)
• Rangers at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, with the ladders they used to climb its cliffs, June 1944. (public domain)
• Francis Marion’s partisans cross the Pee Dee River in South Carolina, an engraving after William Ranney’s 1850 painting. (public domain)
• Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on their return from Panama, January 5, 1990. (public domain)

US Army Special Forces: Green Berets

Adapted from the Wikipedia article United States Army Special Forces, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

History of the United States Marine Corps

Adapted from the Wikipedia article History of the United States Marine Corps, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

Lewis "Chesty" Puller: The Most Decorated Marine in US History

Written for the Wall of Honor from these sources:

1. Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" B. Puller (Who's Who in Marine Corps History), Marine Corps History Division, Marine Corps University
2. Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller (brief history, 2025 update), Marine Corps History Division, Marine Corps University
3. Always Faithful, Chapter 19: The Golden Years of "Chesty" Puller, Marine Corps University Press
4. Lewis B. Puller I (FFG-23), Naval History and Heritage Command, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
5. 1st Marine Regiment: History, 1st Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps
6. Sgt John Basilone (Medal of Honor Recipients by Unit), Marine Corps History Division, Marine Corps University
7. U.S. Navy Commissions First-of-Class Expeditionary Sea Base, USS Lewis B. Puller, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
8. Chesty XVI, Mascot of Marine Barracks Washington, Promoted to Lance Corporal, Marine Barracks Washington, via DVIDS
9. Marine Barracks Washington Hails Recruit Chesty XVII, Marine Barracks Washington, via DVIDS
10. Acts of valor and ethical troop welfare: a look at 'Chesty' Puller, U.S. Marine Corps (marines.mil)
11. Marines, family members celebrate life of legendary Marine, U.S. Marine Corps (marines.mil)
12. Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (1898-1971) (used to cross-check dates), Encyclopedia Virginia, Virginia Humanities
13. The Pacific (2010): cast (used to confirm William Sadler's role), The Movie Database (TMDB)

Photos, from Wikimedia Commons:

• Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller. (public domain)
• 1st Lt. Lewis B. Puller with members of Nicaragua's Guardia Nacional. (public domain)
• Marines move through trenches on the beach at Peleliu, September 15, 1944. (public domain)
• A column of the 1st Marine Division breaks out from the Chosin Reservoir, December 1950. (public domain)
• The Navy Cross. Puller received it five times. (public domain)
• Retired Lt. Gen. Puller and his wife, Virginia, at their home, about 1970. (public domain)

History of the United States Navy

Adapted from the Wikipedia article History of the United States Navy, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

United States Navy SEALs

Adapted from the Wikipedia article United States Navy SEALs, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

Navy Seabees

Adapted from the Wikipedia article Seabees, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

Women in the US Army: Revolution to Present

From the U.S. Army (public domain (US government)).

Women Whose Military Service Made History

Written for the Wall of Honor from these sources:

1. West Point hosts monument rededication and 92nd Anniversary Ceremony for Margaret Cochran Corbin, U.S. Army (army.mil)
2. Will the Real Molly Pitcher Please Stand Up? (Prologue, Summer 1999), National Archives
3. Women of the Continental Army, National Park Service
4. Molly Pitcher: The Truth Behind the Legend, National Park Service
5. Celebrating All the Molly Pitchers (Folklife Today blog), Library of Congress
6. Gannett, Deborah Sampson, 1760-1827 (name authority record), Library of Congress
7. Women's Equality Day Aug. 26: Remembering Deborah Sampson, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA News)
8. Women Soldiers of the Civil War (Prologue, Spring 1993), National Archives
9. #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA News)
10. Battle Unit Details: 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry, National Park Service
11. Chalmette National Cemetery Frequently Asked Questions, National Park Service
12. Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (used for checking only), Ohio State University, eHistory
13. Women in the Army (Governors Island National Monument), National Park Service
14. Women in Combat During the Civil War (Vicksburg National Military Park), National Park Service
15. Clara Barton, National Park Service
16. Clara Barton: A Lifetime of Service (Clara Barton National Historic Site), National Park Service
17. Clara Barton (The Civil War in America exhibition), Library of Congress
18. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, National Park Service
19. Meet Dr. Mary Walker: The only female Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Army (army.mil)
20. Dr. Mary E. Walker (The Text Message blog), National Archives
21. Cathay Williams, National Park Service
22. William Cathay (Fort Union National Monument), National Park Service
23. Nurses and Nursing in the Military (historical timeline), Military Health System (health.mil)
24. Highlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps: Chronology, U.S. Army Center of Military History
25. Band of Angels: Sister Nurses in the Spanish-American War (Prologue, Fall 2002), National Archives
26. Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage
27. Army Nurse Corps marks 110 years of touching lives, U.S. Army (army.mil)
28. Private Albert, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (State of Illinois)
29. Documents help tell an old story that still resonates today, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (State of Illinois)
30. Albert Cashier to be focus of History Forum on March 12, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (State of Illinois)
31. Battle Unit Details: 95th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, National Park Service
32. Albert Cashier aka Jennie Hodgers (used for checking only), American Battlefield Trust

Photos, from Wikimedia Commons:

• "Molly Pitcher" at the Battle of Monmouth, in an engraving from about 1859. (public domain)
• Deborah Sampson in an engraving from 1797. (public domain)
• The headstone of Private Lyons Wakeman, the name Sarah Rosetta Wakeman served under, at Chalmette National Cemetery in Louisiana. (public domain)
• Clara Barton in an 1867 engraving by John Sartain. (public domain)
• Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, photographed by C. M. Bell. (public domain)
• The Army's certificate of disability for discharge of Private William Cathay, the name Cathay Williams served under, October 14, 1868. (public domain)
• Nurses aboard the Army hospital ship Relief off Cuba in 1898. (public domain)
• Private Albert D. J. Cashier, the name Jennie Hodgers served under, in a photograph dated November 1864. (public domain)

Women Who Made Military History

Written for the Wall of Honor from these sources:

1. Historical Overview of Yeomen (F), Naval History and Heritage Command
2. Honoring Veterans: Marine Corps Veteran Opha May Johnson, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA News
3. The first woman Marine, Marine Corps Base Quantico
4. 'Hello Girls' of World War I Quest for Veteran Recognition, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA History Office
5. Hello Girls of World War I, U.S. Army
6. The Hello Girls of World War I, Library of Congress
7. The Hello Girls Finally Get Paid, National Archives
8. America250: Army Veteran Grace Banker, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA News
9. Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, Naval History and Heritage Command
10. Code, Commission, and Character: The Unstoppable Career of Rear Adm. Grace Hopper, Naval History and Heritage Command
11. Their War Too: U.S. Women in the Military During WWII, Part I, National Archives
12. Women's Armed Services Integration Act, Naval History and Heritage Command
13. Authorizing Women in Military Service: Nursing to Combat, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
14. Brig. Gen. Anna Mae Hays, U.S. Army
15. U.S. Air Force Academy Ready to Accept Women, October 8, 1975, National Archives at Denver
16. Public Law 94-106, Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1976, U.S. Congress (Congress.gov)
17. Ability, Not Gender, U.S. Naval Academy Museum
18. History of USNA, U.S. Naval Academy
19. West Point marks 30 years of coed graduates, U.S. Army
20. Today in Naval History: April 28, Naval History and Heritage Command
21. 1st Air Force female pilot in combat reflects on career, U.S. Air Force
22. 354th Fighter Squadron Commander Challenge Coin, National Museum of the United States Air Force
23. Female Engagement Teams, Army University Press, NCO Journal
24. Lioness Program 'pride' of the Corps, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
25. Course trains cultural teams to work with women in theater, U.S. Army
26. Cultural support team women serve with distinction, U.S. Army
27. Women's Museum exhibit features GWOT Silver Star recipients, U.S. Army
28. U.S. Army Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester stands at attention before receiving the Silver Star (photo caption), U.S. Department of Defense
29. #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Leigh Ann Hester, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA News
30. Silver Star Recipients, OIF/OEF, Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage
31. Face of Defense: Woman Soldier Receives Silver Star, U.S. Department of Defense (news archive)
32. Army promotes first woman to four-star general, U.S. Army
33. Secretary of Defense rescinds 'Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule', U.S. Army
34. First women graduate Ranger School, U.S. Army
35. First female Army Reserve graduate of Army Ranger School, U.S. Army Reserve
36. SecDef opens all military occupations to women, U.S. Army
37. MCSALLY, Martha, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
38. #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Ruby Bradley, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA News
39. Highlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps, Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage
40. JBLM renames street circle to one of the most decorated women in military history, Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS)
41. Ruby Bradley Collection, Ms2009-104, West Virginia Archives and History
42. Command at Sea Plaque, LCDR Darlene Iskra, Naval History and Heritage Command
43. DN-ST-91-06051: LCDR Darlene M. Iskra (photo caption), Naval History and Heritage Command
44. Cmdr. Darlene Iskra (Women in the Navy biography), U.S. Navy
45. Honoring 30 Years of Women in Command at Sea, U.S. Navy History (usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil)
46. #VeteranOfTheDay Darlene M. Iskra, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA News
47. Navy Women in Ships: A Deployment to Equality, 1942-1982, Naval History and Heritage Command, Hampton Roads Naval Museum

Photos, from Wikimedia Commons:

• Rear Adm. Victor Blue inspects Navy Yeomen (F) in Washington, D.C., in 1918. (public domain)
• Signal Corps telephone operators at General Headquarters in Chaumont, France, November 1918. (public domain)
• Commodore Grace M. Hopper in January 1984. (public domain)
• Lt. Col. Martha McSally with her A-10 Thunderbolt II, January 2006. (public domain)
• Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester waits to receive the Silver Star at Camp Liberty, Iraq, June 16, 2005. (public domain)
• Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, the first woman to reach four-star rank in the U.S. armed forces. (public domain)
• Capt. Kristen Griest salutes at her Ranger School graduation at Fort Benning, Georgia, August 21, 2015. (public domain)
• Col. Ruby G. Bradley of the Army Nurse Corps. (public domain)
• Lt. Cmdr. Darlene M. Iskra in February 1991, shortly after she took command of the salvage ship USS Opportune. (public domain)

US Marine Corps Women's Reserve

Adapted from the Wikipedia article United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

WAVES: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service

From the Naval History and Heritage Command (public domain (US government)).

WASP: Women Airforce Service Pilots

Adapted from the Wikipedia article Women Airforce Service Pilots, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

WAC: Women's Army Corps

From the U.S. Army (public domain (US government)).

SPARS: US Coast Guard Women's Reserve

Adapted from the Wikipedia article SPARS, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

History of the United States Air Force

Adapted from the Wikipedia article History of the United States Air Force, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

History of US Air Force Organization

From the U.S. Air Force (A Guide to United States Air Force Lineage and Honors) (public domain (US government)).

Tuskegee Airmen

Adapted from the Wikipedia article Tuskegee Airmen, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

The Tuskegee Airmen

Written for the Wall of Honor from these sources:

1. History & Culture, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, National Park Service
2. Significance of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, National Park Service
3. Stories: The Freeman Field Mutiny, National Park Service
4. Frequently Asked Questions, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, National Park Service
5. Who Are the Tuskegee Airmen? (lesson plan), National Park Service
6. The Tuskegee Airmen: Training and Stateside Experiences (Teaching with Historic Places), National Park Service
7. Alabama: Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, National Park Service
8. Tuskegee Airmen Chronology (Daniel L. Haulman, expanded edition, 2010), Air Force Historical Research Agency
9. Tuskegee Airmen (exhibit overview), National Museum of the United States Air Force
10. Political Pressure, National Museum of the United States Air Force
11. Training Begins, National Museum of the United States Air Force
12. Charles Alfred "Chief" Anderson, National Museum of the United States Air Force
13. Davis Leads the 99th Into Combat, National Museum of the United States Air Force
14. Escort Excellence, National Museum of the United States Air Force
15. Legacy of Equality, National Museum of the United States Air Force
16. Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal, National Museum of the United States Air Force
17. General Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (biography), U.S. Air Force
18. Tuskegee nurse first African-American in Army Nurse Corps, U.S. Air Force
19. Tuskegee Airman broke color barriers through civil disobedience, U.S. Air Force
20. Congress honors Tuskegee Airmen, U.S. Air Force (American Forces Press Service)
21. Highlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps: Chronology, U.S. Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage
22. H.R.1259, 109th Congress: Congressional Gold Medal for the Tuskegee Airmen (Public Law 109-213), Congress.gov, Library of Congress
23. Air Force's Daniel 'Chappie' James Jr. Rose to 4-Star Excellence, U.S. Department of Defense

Photos, from Wikimedia Commons:

• Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group at Ramitelli, Italy, about August 1944. (public domain)
• Maj. James A. Ellison returns the salute of cadet Mac Ross while reviewing the first class of Tuskegee cadets, 1941. (public domain)
• Capt. Wendell O. Pruitt, one of the leading pilots of the 15th Air Force, with his crew chief, Staff Sgt. Samuel W. Jacobs, about November 1944. (public domain)
• Capt. Della H. Raney of the Army Nurse Corps in April 1945, when she headed the nursing staff at the station hospital at Camp Beale, California. (public domain)
• Capt. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. climbs into an advanced trainer at Tuskegee, January 1942. (public domain)
• An armorer of the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, checks the ammunition belts in the wing of a P-51 Mustang, about September 1944. (public domain)

History of the United States Coast Guard

Adapted from the Wikipedia article History of the United States Coast Guard, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

A Short History of the U.S. Coast Guard

Written for the Wall of Honor from these sources:

1. Time Line 1700 - 1899, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
2. Time Line 1900 - 2000, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
3. Alexander Hamilton's Letter of Instructions to the Commanding Officers of the Revenue Cutters, June 4, 1791 (transcription), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
4. The U.S. Coast Guard & Lighthouse Service in World War I, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
5. The U.S. Coast Guard in World War II, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
6. D-Day, June 6, 1944, Normandy, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
7. Douglas Munro at Guadalcanal (Robert M. Browning Jr.), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
8. SPARS: The Coast Guard & the Women's Reserve in World War II, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
9. Semper Paratus (Always Ready): The Official Coast Guard Marching Song, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
10. Missions, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
11. Station Fire Island, New York, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
12. Bags of clams? Not likely. Here's how a Coast Guard Seaman Recruit altered the course of World War II, U.S. Coast Guard (MyCG)
13. U. S. Life-Saving Service, National Park Service, Fire Island National Seashore
14. Wreck of the Elizabeth, National Park Service, Fire Island National Seashore
15. History of the Fire Island Lighthouse, National Park Service, Fire Island National Seashore
16. Surfmen of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, National Park Service, Cape Lookout National Seashore
17. Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (Record Group 26), National Archives and Records Administration
18. Records of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation (Record Group 41), National Archives and Records Administration
19. Nazi Saboteurs and George Dasch, Federal Bureau of Investigation
20. Creation of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
21. Coast Guard: Observations on the Preparation, Response, and Recovery Missions Related to Hurricane Katrina (GAO-06-903), U.S. Government Accountability Office (via GovInfo)
22. 14 U.S. Code sections 101 and 103 (text of federal statute, used to check the Coast Guard's legal status), Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
23. The Long Blue Line: Catching the rumrunners, Coast Guard adopts new technology during Prohibition (William H. Thiesen), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
24. Beale, 1924; CG Destroyer CG-9, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
25. Smugglers, Bootleggers, Scofflaws: How Liquor Got into New York City during Prohibition (Ellen NicKenzie Lawson), Prologue, Fall 2011, National Archives and Records Administration
26. Listening to the Rumrunners: Radio Intelligence during Prohibition (David P. Mowry), National Security Agency, Center for Cryptologic History
27. The U.S. Coast Guard & the War On Terror (USCG & 9/11), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
28. Rogue Wave: The U.S. Coast Guard on and after 9/11 (P.J. Capelotti), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
29. The faces of September 11, 2001 (Coast Guard Sector New York), U.S. Coast Guard (MyCG)
30. Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: "When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best", U.S. Coast Guard (MyCG)
31. Ten Years Later: Rescue at Water's Edge (Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, on the Maritime Administration's video), The White House (archived)
32. About, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
33. The U.S. Coast Guard in Vietnam, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
34. The Long Blue Line: 55 years ago, the Coast Guard joined the fight in Vietnam (William H. Thiesen), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
35. The Long Blue Line: Ocean Station, Coast Guard's support for the Korean War 70 years ago (Scott T. Price), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
36. World War II's "Home Guard" (Capt. Bob Desh, USCG, retired; Long Blue Line series), U.S. Coast Guard (MyCG)
37. Coast Guard Office of Auxiliary & Boating Safety (CG-BSX), U.S. Coast Guard
38. US Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
39. USCG Auxiliary History, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
40. Welcome to the Recruiting Website for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
41. Missions, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
42. US Coast Guard Auxiliary (home page), U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
43. Flotilla 1-1 (Babylon), Division 1, District 1SR, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

Photos, from Wikimedia Commons:

• The Coast Guard training ship Eagle under full sail in 2013. (public domain)
• Alexander Hamilton, who proposed the revenue cutters, in a portrait by John Trumbull, 1806. (public domain)
• The Fire Island Light in a 19th-century painting by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg. (public domain)
• A demonstration of the breeches buoy, about 1919. (public domain)
• The rum-runner Kirk and Sweeney with its cargo of liquor stacked on deck, in a Coast Guard photograph from January 1924. (public domain)
• A Coast Guard mounted beach patrol in New Jersey during World War II: Seamen First Class C. R. Johnson, Jesse Willis, Joseph Washington and Frank Garcia. (public domain)
• A landing craft from the Coast Guard-manned transport Samuel Chase lands soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division on Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944. Photo by Coast Guard Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent. (public domain)
• A Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer checks a life jacket during a free vessel safety check at Cape May, New Jersey, May 2010. (public domain)

History of the United States Merchant Marine

Adapted from the Wikipedia article Maritime history of the United States, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.