Coast Guard Act
The Coast Guard Act of 1915 was passed by Congress on January 20, 1915, and signed into law by then-American president Woodrow Wilson on the twenty-eighth day of the same month. The act created the United States Coast Guard as a new service outwardly modeled on the structure of the U.S. Navy and under the command of the Department of Treasury.
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Coast Guard Act
The Coast Guard Act of 1915 was passed by Congress on January 20, 1915, and signed into law by then-American president Woodrow Wilson on the twenty-eighth day of the same month. The act created the United States Coast Guard as a new service outwardly modeled on the structure of the U.S. Navy and under the command of the Department of Treasury.
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20,209,358
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1915-01-28
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Charles E. Townsend
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1913-05-26
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An Act to create the Coast Gua ...... ce and Revenue-Cutter Service.
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1914-03-12
1915-01-20
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Coast Guard Act
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1915-01-28
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The Coast Guard Act of 1915 wa ...... of the Department of Treasury.
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Coast Guard Act
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