Coast Guard History

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Who was the first commissioned officer in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service?

Tradition has it that Captain Hopley Yeaton was the first commissioned officer of the Revenue Cutter Service--President George Washington signed his commission first on 21 March 1791.

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