Enlisted Heritage

Question 1

One of the first uniformed women to serve in the CG

Answer 1

Lucille Baker

Question 2

Women are integrated into Active Duty and CG Reserve

Answer 2

1973

Question 3

Saved more than 600 lives, earned 2 gold medals, 3 silver, plus other awards

Answer 3

Joshua James

Question 4

All officer career fields and enlisted ratings are opened to women

Answer 4

1978

Question 5

Medal of Honor recipient

Answer 5

Douglas Munro

Question 6

Installation of First Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

Answer 6

1969

Question 7

Twin sisters to serve in the CG

Answer 7

1918 - Lucille and Genevieve Baker

Question 8

The first 5 African-American females enter SPARs

Answer 8

1945 - Oilver Hooker, D. Winifred Byrd, Julia Mosely, Yvonne Cumberbatch, and Aileen Cooke

Question 9

First Master Chief E-9

Answer 9

1958 - YNCM Jack Kerwin

Question 10

Authors Roots and Autobiography of Malcolm X

Answer 10

1959 - Alex P. Haley

Question 11

First Spar E-9

Answer 11

1962 - YNCM Pearl Faurie

Question 12

First MCPO of the CG

Answer 12

1969 - BMCM Charles L. Calhoun

Question 13

First women’s RSV enlisted basic indoctrination

Answer 13

1972 - Yeoman, Storekeeper, Radioman, and Hospital Corpsman

Question 14

The first SPAR to be sworn in regular CG

Answer 14

1973 - Alice Jefferson

Question 15

Serves 44yrs Active Duty

Answer 15

1987 - BMCM Donald H. Horsley

Question 16

First enlisted woman assigned to Officer-in-Charge afloat

Answer 16

1988 - Diane Bucci

Question 17

First African-American female and first female engineer to advance to E-7

Answer 17

1988 - Pamela Autry

Question 18

First Asian American woman Warrant officer appointed

Answer 18

1988 - Grace Parmalee

Question 19

First enlisted women assigned as Officer-inCharge ashore

Answer 19

1989 - Krystine Carajal

Question 20

First Hispanic American woman advance to E-7

Answer 20

1992 - Sonia Colon

Question 21

COMDT officially appoints Master Chief of the CG as a MBR of the CG Academy Board of Trustees

Answer 21

1999 - Vincent Patton

Question 22

CG B-day

Answer 22

Aug 4, 1790

Question 23

The revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life Saving Service merged on

Answer 23

Jan 28, 1915

Question 24

Only individual to have won both the Medal of Honor and the Gold Lifesaving Medal

Answer 24

Marcus Hanna

Question 25

Keeper of the Lighthouse Service

Answer 25

Federico Hatch

Question 26

Official keeper of Lime Rock Light Station

Answer 26

Ida Lewis

Question 27

In what year did specialty/rating marks become official?

Answer 27

1866

Question 28

Rate of PO became official

Answer 28

1808

Question 29

Aquire 1st rate insignia

Answer 29

1841

Question 30

Navy recognizes 3 classes of PO

Answer 30

1885

Question 31

PO Navy established CPO

Answer 31

1893

Question 32

Rates become the same as the Navy

Answer 32

1917