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==Notable coast guardsmen==
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Numerous celebrities have served in the Coast Guard including tennis player [[Jack Kramer]], golfer [[Arnold Palmer]], All Star baseball player [[Sid Gordon]], boxer [[Jack Dempsey]]; surfer and inventor [[Tom Blake (surfer)|Tom Blake]]; musicians [[Kai Winding]], [[Rudy Vallee]], [[Derroll Adams]], and [[Tom Waits]]; actors [[Buddy Ebsen]], [[Sid Caesar]], [[Victor Mature]], [[Richard Cromwell (actor)|Richard Cromwell]], [[Alan Hale Jr.]], [[William Hopper]], [[Beau Bridges]], [[Jeff Bridges]], [[Cesar Romero]]; author [[Alex Haley]]; and Senator [[Claiborne Pell]].

Vice Admiral [[Thad Allen]] in 2005 was named Principal Federal Officer to oversee recovery efforts in the Gulf Region after [[Hurricane Katrina]]. After promotion to Admiral, on the eve of his retirement as Commandant, Allen again received national visibility after being named National Incident Commander overseeing the response efforts of the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]].

Former Coast Guard officers have been appointed to numerous civilian government offices. After retiring as Commandant of the Coast Guard in 2002, Admiral [[James Loy]] went on to serve as [[United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security|United States deputy secretary of homeland security]]. After their respective Coast Guard careers, [[Carlton Skinner]] served as the first [[Civilian Governor of Guam|civilian governor of Guam]]; [[G. William Miller]], 65th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|secretary of the treasury]], and retired vice admiral [[Harvey E. Johnson Jr.]] served as Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) under President [[George W. Bush]]. Rear Admiral [[Stephen W. Rochon]] was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the director of the executive residence and [[White House Chief Usher|White House chief usher]], beginning service on 12 March 2007, and continued to serve in the same capacity under President [[Barack Obama]].

Two Coast Guard aviators, Commander [[Bruce E. Melnick]] and Captain [[Daniel C. Burbank]], have served as [[NASA]] [[astronauts]]. [[Coast Guard Reserve]] commander [[Andre Douglas]] was selected in 2021 to join [[NASA Astronaut Group 23]].<ref name="Shapiro">{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Zach |title=Meet the Newest Coast Guard Astronaut |url=https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/3727555/meet-the-newest-coast-guard-astronaut/ |website=MyCG |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref>

Signalman First Class [[Douglas Albert Munro]] was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] posthumously, and is the only coast guardsman to ever receive this honor.