List of United States Coast Guard people
The following is a list of people who served in the United States Coast Guard and have gained fame through previous or subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes:
Note: When adding a name to this list, please place the same in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source. Secondary sources such as fansites are not allowed. As a guide please see: sources. Additions that are not in alphabetical order and/or do not provide a primary reliable verifiable source will be removed.
A
- John C. Acton – retired rear admiral who serves as the Director of Operations Coordination for DHS.[1] Acton formerly served as Director of the DHS Presidential Transition Team.[2][3]
- Derroll Adams – Folk musician
- Nick Adams – Actor (served 1952–55)
- Thad Allen – former Commandant and incident commander for Deep Water Horizon oil spill and Hurricane Katrina disaster recovery operations.
- Gerald Arpino – Choreographer
B
- Al Barlick – Professional baseball umpire, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (served during World War II)
- Edward T. Barry – American professional hockey player
- Panayiota Bertzikis – Executive Director, Military Rape Crisis Center
- Humphrey Bogart – Actor (In 1944 Bogart volunteered his yacht Santana (as well as himself) for service with the Coast Guard Temporary Reserve)
- Lee Bonnell – Actor (served during World War II)[4]
- Milton H. Bren – Producer ("Tars and Spars"), Writer, Director
- Beau Bridges – Actor (Served from 1959 to 1967 in the Reserves)
- Jeff Bridges – Actor (Served from 1967 to 1975 in the Reserves)
- Lloyd Bridges – Actor (He was a member of Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary and did a number of public service announcements for the Coast Guard)
- Frank Brimsek – Professional hockey player, National Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (Served from 1943 to 1945)
- Aaron Brown – Broadcast journalist, Professor of Journalism at Arizona State
- Danny Joe Brown – Original lead singer in Molly Hatchet southern rock group
- Erroll M. Brown – the first Coast Guard African-American admiral
- Nathan Bruckenthal – the only Coast Guardsman killed in action in Iraq, and the first KIA since the Vietnam War
- Daniel C. Burbank – second Coast Guard astronaut, Captain, USCG
C
- Sid Caesar – Comedian
- Richard R. Callahan – Coast Guard Medal recipient
- Gil Carmichael – Mississippi businessman, transportation specialist, and politician
- Lou Carnesecca – College basketball coach
- Gower Champion – Dancer, Actor, Director
- Howard Coble – Congressman (NC)
- Hamilton Cochran – Writer[5]
- Chris Cooper – Actor
- Art Coulter – Professional hockey player, National Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
- Warren Covington – Musician and band leader (took over the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra)
- Richard Cromwell – actor
- Walter Cronkite – Newscaster, member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and an honorary commodore
D
- William D. Delahunt – Congressman (MA)
- Jack Dempsey – Professional boxer
- Marlene Dietrich – Actress
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson – Martial arts master, Actor
E
- Buddy Ebsen – Actor
- Blake Edwards – Writer, Director, Producer
- Perry Ellis – Fashion designer
- Edwin D. Eshleman – former U.S. Congressman, Pennsylvania
F
- William R. "Willie" Flores – Coast Guard Medal recipient, namesake of the Sentinel class cutter USCGC William Flores
- Arthur Fiedler – Conductor, Boston Pops Orchestra
- Anton Otto Fischer – Artist
- Preston Foster – Actor
G
- Neal Gay – Professional Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee[4]
- Charles Gibson – Newscaster
- Arthur Godfrey – Entertainer
- Gale Gordon – Actor
- Sid Gordon, – 2-time All Star major league baseball player
- Otto Graham – Professional football player and coach
- Burton Gilliam – Actor
H
- Alan Hale, Jr. – Actor
- Alex Haley – Writer
- Wynn Handman – Actor, Director
- William O. Harbach – Producer
- Michael A. Healy – 1st African American to command a Coast Guard cutter
- Jim Hegan – Professional baseball player and coach
- Christopher Hibler – Producer, Director[4]
- William Hopper – Actor
- Robert Horton – Actor
- Tab Hunter – Actor
I
- Charles Isaacs – Writer[4]
J
- Lew Jenkins – Professional boxer & World Lightweight Champion
- Harvey E. Johnson, Jr. – retired Coast Guard Vice Admiral, Deputy Director FEMA
- Victor Jory – Actor
K
- Robert Kellard – Actor
- Michael Kilian – Author, Writer (CG Auxiliarist)
- Jack Kramer – Tennis professional
L
- Jacob Lawrence – Artist
M
- Guy Madison – Actor
- John Mariucci – Professional hockey player, National Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
- Monte Markham – Actor, Producer
- Victor Mature – Actor (Served during World War II)
- Bruce E. Melnick – NASA astronaut, First Coast Guard astronaut
- G. William Miller – Businessman, Secretary of the Treasury
- Bubba Morton – Baseball player
- Douglas Munro – The only Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor
- Frank Murkowski – Governor of Alaska & former Senator (AK)
N
- Frank Newcomb – Commodore, USCG and Congressional Gold Medal recipient
- Sam Nunn – Former Senator (GA)
O
- Edwin O'Connor – Pulitzer Prize winning author
- Thomas F. O'Neil – Executive
- Jess Oppenheimer – Writer, director, producer of I Love Lucy television show
P
- Arnold Palmer – Professional golfer
- Ed Parker – Founder American Kenpo Karate
- George S. Patton, Jr. – awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal for saving three boys from drowning
- Vincent W. Patton III – 1st African American to become Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
- Claiborne Pell – former Senator (RI)
- John Perry – Producer[citation needed]
- Tom Philpott – Editor, Navy Times magazine[4]
- Pluto – Cartoon character[4]
- Popeye – Cartoon character[4]
- J.D. Power – Businessman (Served from 1953 – 1957)
- Ronald C. Prei – Coast Guard Medal recipient[citation needed]
- Amelia Presley – Musician
Q
- Richard Quine – Actor
R
- Al Roker – Television personality, Honorary Commodore, Coast Guard Auxiliary[6]
- Cesar Romero – Actor
S
- Walter Sande – Actor
- Charles S. Shapiro – former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela
- Carlton Skinner – first Civilian Governor of Guam
- Ron Sparks – Alabama politician
- Ted Steele – Radio personality
- Dorothy C. Stratton – first director of the SPARS
T
- Gene Taylor – Congressman (MS)
- Mel Torme – jazz musician[citation needed]
- Emlen Tunnell – Professional football player
- Ted Turner – Businessman
U
V
- Rudy Vallee – Entertainer [7]
W
- Tom Waits – Actor, Singer, Song-writer
- Patrick Wayne – Actor
- Bernard C. Webber – Gold Lifesaving Medal awardee, author
- Henry Wilcoxon – Actor
- Sloan Wilson – Writer
- Kai Winding – Musician
- Lothar Wolff – Producer, Director[4]
Y
- Gig Young – Actor
Z
Sources
References
- ^ "Department of Homeland Security Leadership structure". Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ "Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Department's Transition Efforts". Homeland Security. November 6, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Matt Kohut, Harvard Kennedy School "A Steady Hand during a Time of Transition" December 2, 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h "What celebrities or other famous persons once served in or were associated with the Coast Guard?". Coast Guard History: FAQ. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Hamilton Cochran (1898–1977)". Coast Guard History: FAQ. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Wilson, Rande. "Al Roker – Honorary Commodore – United States Coast Guard Auxiliary". COAST GUARD Auxiliary Live. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Wise, Jr., James E. and Anne Collier Rehill (1997). Stars in Blue: Movie Actors in America's Sea Services. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD. p. 293. ISBN 1-55750-937-9.
Source: U.S. Coast Guard
