| 1944: | Invasion of Saipan, Marianas. |
| 1949: | Two hundred and forty-eight unidentified victims of the explosion of the US Coast Guard-manned Serpens in 1945 at Guadalcanal were buried in Arlington National Cemetery in what was described as the largest recommittal on record. |
| 1986: | Commandant ADM Paul Yost bans the wearing of beards by Coast Guard personnel. |