57 Notable alumni of United States Coast Guard Academy
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
United States Coast Guard Academy is ranked #3,028 in the world and #787 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 57 notable alumni from United States Coast Guard Academy sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with United States Coast Guard Academy won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Steven H. Ratti
1955-. (aged 71)
military officer
Steven Holland Ratti is a former United States Coast Guard admiral. He is the son of retired U.S. Coast Guard officer Rear Admiral Ricardo Ratti, who was born in 1922 and is a member of the USCGA Class of 1944. They are the only Coast Guard Academy graduate father and son pair to reach the rank of rear admiral in...
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2. Keith A. Taylor
1961-. (aged 65)
military officer
Keith A. Taylor is an American retired United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral. He is the current Senior Vice President of Fleet Operations at Holland America Line Inc. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
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3. Paul E. Trimble
1913-2005 (aged 92)
Paul Edwin Trimble was a Vice Admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as the 10th Vice Commandant from 1966 to 1970. He was born in Agenda, Kansas and was raised in Milaca, Minnesota.
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4. James Hirshfield
1902-1993 (aged 91)
military officer
Vice Admiral James Albert Hirshfield was the sixth Assistant Commandant (now called Vice Commandant) of the United States Coast Guard. During World War II he was the commanding officer of the USCGC Campbell (WPG-32) during a battle with German U-boats, earning the Navy Cross.
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5. James C. Van Sice
military officer
James C. Van Sice is a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard. He was the 38th Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, succeeding Rear Admiral Robert C. Olsen. He was succeeded by Rear Admiral J. Scott Burhoe. Rear Admiral Van Sice retired from the Coast Guard in 2007..
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6. Joseph Nimmich
1955-. (aged 71)
Joseph Nimmich was the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from September 2014 to January 2017. Before becoming the Deputy Administrator, he was Associate Administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery at FEMA. Nimmich received a master's degree in Business Administration from the Stern School of Business at New York University in 1988. He is also a...
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7. A. J. Carpenter
1911-1999 (aged 88)
military officer
Albert J. Carpenter was an officer in the United States Coast Guard from 1933–1968.
8. Ellis L. Perry
1919-2002 (aged 83)
military officer
Ellis L. Perry was a vice admiral and Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
9. Daniel B. Lloyd
military officer
Daniel B. Lloyd is a retired United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral. His last tour of duty in 2011, was as the Director of Joint Interagency Task Force South. Lloyd assumed the duties of Military Advisor to the Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, in June 2006. In this role, he was responsible for advising the Secretary on matters...
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10. H. Clay Myers, Jr
1927-2004 (aged 77)
politician
Henry Clay Myers Jr. was an American politician who, during his career, was considered one of Oregon's most influential moderate Republicans, together with his contemporaries, Tom McCall and Mark Hatfield.
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11. Meredith L. Austin
military officer
Rear Admiral Meredith L. Austin is a retired United States Coast Guard officer who served as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Incident Command and Control within the Office of the Assistant Secretary Preparedness and Response (ASPR) since February 2020 to December 2020.
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12. Gary Blore
1953-. (aged 73)
military officer
Gary Thomas Blore is a retired Rear Admiral of the United States Coast Guard. He retired as the Commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District in 2011. As of February 2017, he was serving as Director of Operations, Readiness and Exercises for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
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13. Robert C. Parker
1957-. (aged 69)
military officer
Vice Admiral Robert Charles Parker is a retired officer of the United States Coast Guard.
14. Lloyd Chalker
1883-1981 (aged 98)
military personnel
Lloyd Toulmin Chalker was an American naval officer who served as vice commandant of the United States Coast Guard and is credited as the "father of Coast Guard aviation".
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15. Michael F. McAllister
1964-. (aged 62)
military officer
Michael F. McAllister is a retired United States Coast Guard vice admiral who last served as commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area and Defense Force West from June 30, 2021, to July 8, 2022. He most recently served as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support and, prior to that, as commander of the Coast Guard Seventeenth District.
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16. Ronald J. Rabago
1956-. (aged 70)
military officer
Ronald James Rábago is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral who in 2006 became the first person of Hispanic American descent to be promoted to flag rank in the United States Coast Guard. He retired as the assistant commandant for engineering and logistics and the United States Coast Guard's chief engineer in 2014.
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17. Thomas R. Sargent III
1914-2010 (aged 96)
military officer
Thomas Reece Sargent III was a vice admiral and Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
18. Quentin Walsh
1910-2000 (aged 90)
military officer
Quentin R. Walsh was a United States Coast Guard officer who was decorated for combat leadership during the Battle of Cherbourg and Normandy Campaign in World War II.
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19. Harvey E. Johnson, Jr
1953-. (aged 73)
military officer
Harvey Elwood Johnson Jr., retired Vice Admiral, United States Coast Guard, is the President of Humanitarian Services for the American Red Cross. Previously, Johnson was the former Vice President for National Preparedness and Response Solutions at BAE Systems and Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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20. Terry M. Cross
1947-. (aged 79)
military officer
Terry M. Cross is a retired United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral who served as Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from July 2004 until June 2006. He served as the Coast Guard's second in command and was the Agency Acquisition Executive.
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21. Donald Schmuck
1915-2004 (aged 89)
military officer
Brigadier General Donald Myron "Buck" Schmuck, was a United States Marine Corps brigadier general who served with distinction during World War II and the Korean War — and was awarded the Navy Cross and two Silver Stars for his heroic actions.
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22. Timothy S. Sullivan
military officer
Timothy Shawn Sullivan is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as the Deputy Commander, Pacific Area Coast Guard Defense Forces West. He was assigned as Commander of the Pacific Maintenance and Logistics Command, but was detached from those duties while serving as Deputy PACAREA. He has also served as the First Coast Guard District...
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23. Charles D. Wurster
military officer
civil engineer
engineer
Charles D. Wurster is a retired vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard who last served as the Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Defense Force West. He is now retired from the Coast Guard, is the President/CEO of the Port of San Diego, and serves as national commodore of the Sea Scouting division of the BSA.
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24. Cari Batson Thomas
military officer
Cari Batson Thomas is a retired rear admiral of the United States Coast Guard and a 1984 graduate of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. On January 22, 2010, Thomas became the third female commander of USCG Training Center Cape May to be advanced to a flag officer. Her final assignment was Assistant Commandant for Human Resources at the Coast...
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25. Owen W. Siler
1922-2007 (aged 85)
military officer
Owen Wesley Siler was a United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the 15th commandant from 1974 to 1978.
26. Bryan Schroder
1959-. (aged 67)
lawyer
Bryan Douglas Schroder is an American former military officer and attorney who served as the United States attorney for the District of Alaska from 2017 to 2021.
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27. Erroll M. Brown
1950-. (aged 76)
military officer
Erroll Mingo Brown is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard. Brown was the first African-American promoted to flag rank in the Coast Guard.
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28. Willard J. Smith
1910-2000 (aged 90)
military officer
Willard John Smith served as the 13th commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1966 to 1970.
29. Chester R. Bender
1914-1996 (aged 82)
military officer
Chester R. Bender served as the fourteenth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1970 to 1974. He also served as Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy from 1965 to 1967.
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30. John B. Hayes
1924-2001 (aged 77)
military officer
John Briggs Hayes was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 16th commandant from 1978 to 1982.
31. Peter J. Brown
1963-. (aged 63)
Peter James Brown is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral, who served as the Special Representative for Puerto Rico's Disaster Recovery. He previously served as the ninth Homeland Security Advisor in the first Trump Administration.
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32. Robert E. Kramek
1939-2016 (aged 77)
military officer
Robert Edward Kramek was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 20th commandant from 1994 to 1998. During his tenure as commandant, he successfully led the service through difficult budget battles each year and directed the "streamlining" plan that was mandated by the National Performance Review and "Mandate for Change".
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33. Thomas H. Collins
1946-. (aged 80)
military officer
Thomas Hansen Collins is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 22nd commandant from May 2002 to May 2006.
34. Paul A. Yost, Jr
1929-2022 (aged 93)
military officer
Paul Alexander Yost Jr. was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 18th commandant from 1986 to 1990.
35. Sandra L. Stosz
1960-. (aged 66)
military officer
Sandra Leigh Stosz is a retired United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral whose final active duty assignment was as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support. Previously, she was chosen by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, ADM Robert J. Papp to become the superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2011. As such, she is the first...
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36. Doug M. Fears
1964-. (aged 62)
military officer
Douglas Margrave Fears is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral who last served as Director of Joint Interagency Task Force South. He previously served as Assistant Commandant for Response Policy. Fears was the Homeland Security Advisor to President Donald Trump until July 12, 2019.
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37. Andre Douglas
1986-. (aged 40)
astronaut
military officer
Andre Douglas is an American systems engineer, a Coast Guard Reserve officer, and NASA astronaut, currently serving as a backup crew member for the Artemis II mission under NASA's Artemis program.
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38. J. William Kime
1934-2006 (aged 72)
military officer
John William Kime was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 19th commandant from 1990 to 1994.
39. Charles D. Michel
1963-. (aged 63)
Charles David Michel is a former United States Coast Guard admiral who last served as the 30th vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. He is the first vice commandant to hold the rank of admiral while in office. Originally a vice admiral when he assumed office on August 6, 2015, Michel was promoted to four-star admiral on May 24,...
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40. James Loy
1942-. (aged 84)
military officer
James Milton Loy is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from November 4, 2003, to March 1, 2005. Prior to his appointment as deputy secretary, he served as the second administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from...
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41. Zachary Fuentes
1981-. (aged 45)
Zachary D. Fuentes is an American political advisor and businessman who served as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff in the first Trump Administration. He formerly served as a senior advisor and assistant to John F. Kelly, while he served as White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security. He left the Trump administration in...
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42. Charles Ray
Charles W. Ray is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the vice commandant of the Coast Guard from May 24, 2018 to June 18, 2021. He previously served as the Coast Guard's deputy commandant for operations.
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43. Karl L. Schultz
Karl Leo Schultz is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the 26th commandant of the Coast Guard from 2018 to 2022.
44. Thad Allen
1949-. (aged 77)
military officer
Thad William Allen is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 23rd commandant from 2006 to 2010. Allen is best known for his performance directing the federal response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast region from September 2005 to January 2006, and for his role as National Incident Commander of the...
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45. G. William Miller
1925-2006 (aged 81)
university teacher
lawyer
politician
George William Miller was an American businessman and investment banker who served as the 65th United States secretary of the treasury from 1979 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the 11th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1978 to 1979. Miller was the first person to hold both of those posts.
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46. Manson K. Brown
1956-. (aged 70)
military officer
Manson K. Brown is an American retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral (VADM) and public official. His top military decoration is the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal. In 1994, he became the first recipient of the Coast Guard Captain John G. Witherspoon Award for Inspirational Leadership. In 2012, he was honored with the Golden Torch Award by the National Society...
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47. James A. Watson
1956-. (aged 70)
military officer
James Angus Watson IV is a retired United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral. He currently serves as a senior vice president at the American Bureau of Shipping.
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48. Linda L. Fagan
1963-. (aged 63)
military officer
Linda Lee Fagan is a retired American admiral who served as the 27th commandant of the United States Coast Guard from June 2022 to January 2025. Previously, she was the 32nd vice commandant of the Coast Guard under Commandant Karl L. Schultz from 2021 to 2022. Before that, she was the commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area with prior...
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49. Daniel C. Burbank
1961-. (aged 65)
military officer
engineer
astronaut
Daniel Christopher Burbank is a retired American astronaut and a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. Burbank, a Captain in the United States Coast Guard, is the second Coast Guard astronaut after Bruce Melnick.
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50. Bruce E. Melnick
1949-. (aged 77)
helicopter pilot
astronaut
military officer
military aviator
Bruce Edward Melnick is a retired American astronaut and United States Coast Guard officer. Following retirement from NASA and the Coast Guard, he entered the aerospace industry. He served as a vice president with the Boeing Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems group, in charge of Boeing's Florida operations at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Melnick retired in 2008 and...
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51. Don "The Dragon" Wilson
1954-. (aged 72)
actor
screenwriter
kickboxer
stunt performer
film actor
Donald Glen Wilson, nicknamed "the Dragon", is an American former professional kickboxer, boxer, actor, and martial artist. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR System Ratings as "perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. He has disposed of more quality competition than anyone we've ever ranked". In 2015, he...
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52. William D. Baumgartner
1958-. (aged 68)
military officer
William Dale Baumgartner was a United States Coast Guard rear admiral who served as the Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District. He was also the Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the United States Coast Guard. In this capacity, he was the Coast Guard's senior legal advisor and is responsible for all aspects of the service's legal program.
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53. James S. Gracey
1927-2020 (aged 93)
military officer
James Steele Gracey was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 17th commandant from 1982 to 1986.
54. Paul F. Zukunft
1955-. (aged 71)
military officer
Paul Frederick Zukunft is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 25th commandant. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the commandant, with the rank of admiral, in May 2014 and relieved Robert J. Papp Jr. as commandant on 30 May 2014. Prior to his selection as commandant, he served as commander, Coast...
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55. Edwin J. Roland
1905-1985 (aged 80)
military officer
Edwin John Roland, was a United States Coast Guard admiral and served as the twelfth Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1962 to 1966. During his tenure, Roland oversaw the replacement of many World War II era cutters under fleet modernization programs. He also assisted the U.S. Navy with operations in Vietnam by supplying crews and cutters for Operation Market...
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56. Robert J. Papp, Jr
1953-. (aged 73)
military officer
Admiral Robert Joseph Papp Jr. is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 24th commandant from 2010 to 2014. He led the largest component of the United States Department of Homeland Security, with 42,000 active duty, 8,200 Reserve, 8,000 civilian, and 31,000 Auxiliary personnel.
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57. David Caron
1952-2018 (aged 66)
jurist
university teacher
David D. Caron was an American attorney who was the dean of the King's College London School of Law, and an emeritus professor of UC Berkeley School of Law. Caron was a Member of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and a Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice. After his death it was said that "at (his) prime,...
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