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Q. They would posthumously be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a rescue that took place on a Greenland ice cap in November of 1942. Who were they?

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Q. On April 15, 1986, a Coast Guard LORAN Station came "under attack". Where was the LORAN station located and who were the attackers?

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Q. On March 22, 1917, the first Coast Guard aviators graduated from Pensacola Naval Aviation Training School. Who was named Naval Aviator #38 to later become Coast Guard Aviator #1?

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Q. 162 Coast Guard personnel served in this "war" code named "Operation: Urgent Fury". Where was this "war" fought and which Coast Guard Cutter was involved?

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Q. Where is the official memorial site to Coast Guardsmen killed in action in World War II and Vietnam?

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Q. Who was the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard?

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Q. The crew of CGNR 6539 was awarded the Igor Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service for their actions in July of 2000. What did they do to deserve this honor?

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Q. In 1942, the Coast Guard added horses to their line up of assets. At its peak, approximately how many horses were part of the service and where were they trained?

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Q. What Coast Guard aircraft replaced the HU-16E Albatross in the Coast Guard aviation fleet?

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Q. What was the smallest Coast Guard boat to transit on its own from the East Coast through the Panama Canal to its new homeport on the West Coast at the mouth of the Columbia River?

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Q. What Coast Guard Cutter fired on the Japanese as they executed their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

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Q. It's called Windward Point Light. Deactivated in 1955 and then reactivated in 1988 with a solar light, its weather vane has an “O” for ouest, which is Spanish for west. Where is it located?

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Q. The concept of SARWET was developed after a young girl disappeared hiking on the San Mateo Coast. The AT2 who came up with the idea (along with an AE3) was threatened with a Court Martial for Mutiny and Sedition when he developed the idea. What was SARWET and what did it lead to?

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Q. During the "Quasi-War" with France, one Cutter captured ten prizes (ships) all on its own. What was the name of that Cutter?

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Q. On December 17, 1951, the Coast Guard was one of the recipients of the nation's top aviation awards. What was the name of the award and why was it presented?

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Q. With the decommissioning of the Storis, the Acushnet became the "Queen of the Fleet", the oldest cutter still in service. Which cutter is next? The second oldest (as of November 2008)?

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Q. What air patrol detachment, previously located in San Antonio, Texas, was established in February of 1937 to help stop smuggling across the Mexican border?

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Q. What 327-foot Coast Guard Cutter survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor and went out to search for enemy submarines in Hawaiian waters immediately after the attacks on December 7th, 1941?

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Q. In 1997 this famous Naval vessel set sail in Boston Harbor for the first time in more than a century. What was the vessel's name and what was the connection with the Coast Guard?

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Q. What Coast Guard Cutter participated in the surrender of three German U Boats in May of 1945?

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