Hollis Byron Stephens (born 1932) was the third Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, serving as the enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1977 to 1981. Stephens enlisted in the United States Coast Guard on January 17, 1950, and after boot training was assigned to the Coast Guard Station at Grand Haven, Michigan, where he subsequently advanced from seaman apprentice to boatswain's mate second class. From August to November 1954, he served as coxswain on search and rescue missions out of Port Aransas Lifeboat Station. He next served two years aboard USCGC Triton. From 1956 to 1958 he was assigned as officer-in-charge of the Light Attendant Station, Panama City, Florida, and Point Aufer Light Station, Louisiana. Next he served on board the 83' patrol cutter at P