The Coast Guard has women serving as commanding officers of Coast Guard cutters and stations.
Group Captain John McCauley served as commanding officer from October 1940 until July 1941, when he handed over to Wing Commander Roy King, who went on to take charge of Station Headquarters Point Cook in October.
Mr. Belfiore worked for 20 years at the New York Police Department, and at one point served as commanding officer of its police academy.
During World War II, Pool served as chief surgeon of a field hospital in the South Pacific; immediately following Japan's defeat, he served as commanding officer of a field hospital there.
Back in the United States, Mr. Anania and the family lived in Alexandria, Va., and later North Carolina, where he served as commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of North Carolina.
Earlier, Perry had served as commanding officer (183740) of the first U.S. steamship, the "Fulton"; led a naval squadron to Africa to help suppress the slave trade (1843); and successfully commanded naval forces during the Mexican War (184648).
Group Captain Bill Garing served as commanding officer from August 1943 to February 1944.
In 1966 he served as commanding officer of No. 79 Squadron at Ubon.
From October 1948 to the end of 1949, Burrell served as commanding officer of the heavy cruiser, flagship of the RAN.
During World War I, the following officers served as commanding officer of the 18th Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Ernest Chapman Lieutenant Colonel Evan Alexander Wisdomm, DSO; Lieutenant Colonel George Francis Murphy.
He returned to Langley Field, where he served as commanding officer of the 49th Bombardment Squadron of the 2nd Bombardment Group, and rose to the temporary rank of major.
