A decommissioned World War II-era destroyer docked near downtown Buffalo in New York is taking on water and listing...
"Plan One, Acknowledge" & the Coast Guard's Military Baptism of Fire
Coast Guard historian Scott Price introduces the Coast Guard into WWI after U.S. declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Commandant Ellsworth Bertholf authorized the radio transmission that placed the Coast Guard into a wartime footing.