U.S. Coat Guard Functions Returned
July 1, 1946-As a final step in the return of the Coast Guard to the
Treasury Department from wartime operation under the Navy Department, the
Navy directional control of the following Coast Guard functions was terminated:
search and rescue functions, maintenance and operation of ocean weather
stations and air-sea navigational aids in the Atlantic, continental United
States, Alaska, and Pacific east of Pearl Harbor |
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