List of United States Coast Guard vice admirals
Of the 82 vice admirals who were appointed to that rank while on active duty, 70 were commissioned via the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) or its predecessor, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction (USRCSSI); 1 via the U.S.[6] The first vice admiral in the Coast Guard was appointed in March 1942, following the United States entry into World War II, when Coast Guard commandant Russell R. Waesche and two Navy officers were nominated to be temporary vice admirals under a 1941 statute that authorized an unlimited number of appointments in all grades for temporary service during a national emergency.[12] After World War II, Congress consolidated all of the various statutes governing the Coast Guard into a single positive law, Title 14 of the United States Code, which lowered the rank of future commandants to vice admiral.From 1923 to 1959, Coast Guard officers could retire with a tombstone promotion to the rank and sometimes the pay of the next higher grade, if they had 40 years of service or had been specially commended for the performance of duty in actual combat before the end of World War II.[19][20] The following list of Congressional legislation includes all acts of Congress pertaining to appointments to the grade of vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard.
vice admiralUnited States Coast Guardrear admiraladmiralcommandant of the Coast GuardWorld War IIassistant commandanttombstone promotionsU.S. Coast Guard AcademyU.S. Revenue Cutter Service School of InstructionU.S. Merchant Marine Academyofficer candidate schoolList of United States Coast Guard tombstone vice admiralsRussell R. WaescheUSRCSSIMerlin O'NeillAlfred C. RichmondJames A. HirshfieldAssistant Commandant/Chief of Staff of the Coast GuardEdwin J. RolandDonald M. MorrisonAssistant Commandant of the Coast GuardWilliam D. ShieldsPaul E. TrimbleThomas R. Sargent IIIVice Commandant of the Coast GuardCoast Guard Pacific AreaTwelfth Coast Guard DistrictBenjamin F. EngelCoast Guard Atlantic AreaThird Coast Guard DistrictEllis L. PerryRobert H. Scarborough Jr.Robert I. PriceJames S. GraceyJames P. StewartBenedict L. StabileCharles E. LarkinPaul A. Yost Jr.James C. IrwinDepartment of DefenseJoint Task Force FourDonald C. ThompsonClyde T. Lusk Jr.U.S. Department of TransportationHoward B. ThorsenMartin H. Daniell Jr.Joint Interagency Task Force WestA. Bruce BeranRobert T. NelsonRobert E. KramekU.S. Coast GuardJames M. LoyTransportation Security AdministrationU.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland SecurityFifth Coast Guard DistrictRichard D. HerrEleventh Coast Guard DistrictJames C. CardThomas H. CollinsThad W. AllenThomas J. BarrettPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationU.S. Deputy Secretary of TransportationTerry M. CrossHarvey E. Johnson Jr.Federal Emergency Management AgencyVivien S. CreaRobert J. Papp Jr.D. Brian PetermanCharles D. WursterDonald C. WursterDavid P. PekoskeJody A. BreckenridgeJohn P. CurrierRobert C. ParkerManson K. BrownSally Brice-O'HaraBureau of Safety and Environmental EnforcementPaul F. ZukunftPeter V. NeffengerCharles W. RayCharles D. MichelDepartment of Homeland SecuritySandra L. StoszU.S. service academyJoint StaffKarl L. SchultzScott A. BuschmanMichael F. McAllisterLinda L. FaganDaniel B. AbelSteven D. PoulinPaul F. ThomasKevin E. LundayPeter W. GautierAndrew J. TiongsonNathan A. MooreThomas G. Allan Jr.Coast Guard commandantnational emergencystatutespositive lawTitle 14 of the United States CodeJ. William KimeJoint Interagency Task Force SouthCoast Guard Authorization Act of 2015Department of Transportationcommand, control, communications and computerstombstone promotionacts of CongressUnited States Statutes at LargeVice admiral (United States)List of United States Navy vice admirals on active duty before 1960List of United States Coast Guard four-star admiralsUnited States Coast Guard AcademyUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUnited States Revenue Cutter Service School of InstructionMedal of HonorCongressional Gold MedalPresidential Medal of FreedomRevenue Cutter ServiceSecretary of Homeland SecurityMaster Chief Petty Officer of the Coast GuardOrganizationMissions