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1. The U.S. Coast Guard was initially established in 1790 as the United States Revenue Cutter Service by which founding father?
2. For the first eight years of its existence, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service was the only armed maritime force in the United States.
3. What was the first foreign conflict the Revenue Cutter Service was involved in?
4. In the War of 1812, the U.S. Navy lacked shallow-draft vessels and required the support of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.
5. Congress declared war on Mexico on May 13, 1846, and once again the U.S. Navy was critically short of small steamers and schooners. This resulted in what type of vessels being used in war for the first time?
6. In the American Civil War, a Revenue Cutter Service cutter fired the first naval shots of the war. Which cutter had that distinction.
7. During the Spanish-American War the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service not only assisted the U.S. Navy with cutters, but also assisted what other branch?
8. In 1915, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service merged with the U.S. Life-Saving Service to become the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1917, Congress declared war on Germany and began America's involvement in World War I. What was the most significant role of the Coast Guard in the war?
9. December 7, 1941. Which U.S. vessel was credited with being the first to return fire on Japanese aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
10. Signalman First Class Douglas Munro was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. During which campaign did Munro earn the nation's highest award?
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