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The cutter Harriet Lane is credited with, firing the 1st naval shots of the civil war. In WW1 the entire Coast Guard was transferred to the Navy for the 1st time. During WW2 the Coast Guard was given responsibility for cold-wx operations in Greenland. During WW2 Coast Guard manned ships sank 11 enemy subs. ................
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