Coast Guard

U.S. #936 was issued to honor the Coast Guard’s role in World War II.
 August 4, 1790

Creation of the U.S. Coast Guard

On August 4, 1790, President George Washington passed a new Tariff Act that created the United States Revenue Cutter Service, the forerunner of the U.S. Coast Guard.

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