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Notable People

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RADM Robert Donohue
Rear Admiral Robert Donohue
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Rear Admiral Robert A. Duin
RADM Robert F. Duncan
Rear Admiral Robert F. Duncan
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Rear Admiral Robert W. Durfey
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Rear Admiral Phillip B. Eaton
RADM William J. Ecker
Rear Admiral William J. Ecker
RADM Kevin J. Eldridge
Rear Admiral Kevin J. Eldridge
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Rear Admiral William B. Ellis
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Rear Admiral Arthur B. Engel
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Vice Admiral Benjamin F. Engel
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Rear Admiral Ira E. Eskridge
A photo of Station Pea Island
Captain Richard Etheridge, Keeper, USLSS
RADM Stephen H. Evans
Rear Admiral Stephen H. Evans
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Rear Admiral Theodore J. Fabik
Photo of Admiral Linda Fagan
Admiral Linda L. Fagan Vice Commandant
Photo of Admiral Linda Fagan
Admiral Linda L. Fagan Vice Commandant
Photo of Admiral Linda Fagan
Admiral Linda L. Fagan Vice Commandant
Photo of Admiral Linda Fagan
Admiral Linda L. Fagan
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Admiral Linda L. Fagan Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
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Rear Admiral John N. Faigle
ADMIRAL JOSEPH F. FARLEY
Admiral Joseph F. Farley
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Rear Admiral Lorenzo C. Farwell
RADM Ernest R. Feidler
Rear Admiral Ernest R. Feidler
A photo of SPAR Florence Finch in uniform circa 1945
Florence Ebersole Smith Finch, USCGR
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