1796:	Congress increased monthly compensation of Revenue Marine officers, masters $50; firstmates $35; second mates $30; third mates $25 and mariners $20.  PIM
1896:	President Cleveland placed the US Lighthouse Service within the classified federal civil service.
1945:	USS Moberly (PF-63) with USS Atherton sank U-853 in Atlantic.
1994:	The last HH-3F Pelican helicopter in Coast Guard service is retired.  This ended the Coast Guard's "amphibious era," as no aviation asset left in service was capable of making water landings.