1942:

Douglas A. Munro, Signalman 1/c gave his life evacuating Marines at Matanikau Point, Guadalcanal.  President Roosevelt posthumously awards Munro the Congressional Medal of Honor, the only person in the Coast Guard to earn this decoration.

1950:

For the purpose of alleviating attrition during the Korean War, Executive Order 10164 authorized the Coast Guard, In cases where enlisted personnel did not immediately reenlist in the Coast Guard, to extend enlistments for one year, if the date of expiration of enlistment occurred prior to 9 July 1951.  The Coast Guard, however, adopted a policy of permitting the discharge of men upon expiration of enlistment, provided they immediately enlisted in the Coast Guard Reserve.