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The Coast Guard & The Women's Reserve In World War Ii Part I

The 1940s bring memories of tearfulwhole. Since fairness and individual
train-station good-byes, war bondconsideration of personnel had long been
drives, ration cards and much-fearedstandard, if not a tradition for the
telegrams. To the soldiers, sailors andCoast Guard, the service welcomed the
airmen of that era, World War II was notnewest ranks - women reservists - in the
just a far-off conflict, it was asame manner as those before them. The
reality. These young men were in theCoast Guard's policy did not change with
forefront in war-torn Europe and thethe onset of women. It remained to make
battle grounds of the Pacific.use of its personnel to carry out the
A photo of Coast Guard spars But for thevaried duties and responsibilities and
women left behind, the reality of warto equally reward those who gave
was also close to home. These mothers,faithful service.
daughters, sisters, wives and fiancées10,000 women volunteer
of the brave young men wanted to doThe Coast Guard and the nation were in
their part too and became soldiers,need, and America's young women
sailors and airmen - and even Coastresponded. More than 10,000 women
Guardsmen in the global war.volunteered for service between 1942 and
On Nov. 23, 1942, legislation was1946. This reserve corps also had its
approved creating yet another arm of theown commanding officer, Dorothy C.
U.S. Coast Guard, one that would paveStratton.
the way for Coast Guard women of today -A photo of Coast Guard spars Stratton
The U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve,was the dean of women on leave from
also known as the SPARs.Purdue University and a lieutenant in
Although the Coast Guard had done manythe Navy Women's Reserve, also known as
jobs since 1790 without taking womenWAVEs. She was promoted to lieutenant
into its enlisted or officer ranks, thecommander when she became the director
onset of a world war changed the courseof the SPARs and was later promoted to
of history for women in all the armedcaptain. In fact, it is believed that
services. When World War II came, theshe was the originator of the nickname
Coast Guard and the other services foundSPARs. Their original name, WORCOGS,
themselves in great need of more men atgave way to the nautical term and the
sea and more troops on foreign soil.contraction of the Coast Guard's motto -
They acknowledged that filling U.S.Semper Paratus, Always Ready.
shore jobs with women would allow morePatriotism is key
men to serve elsewhere and hasten theThere were many reasons why these young
war effort.women joined the SPARs. One of the main
A photo of Coast Guard sparsSPARsreasons enlisted SPARs joined was
provide the answerpatriotism. They expressed a desire to
The SPARs were the answer to the Coastbe of more direct help in the war
Guard's problem. These women were undereffort. Other reasons included a wish to
military direction, and they wererelieve a man for active combat
subject to assignment according to theelsewhere, a chance for self improvement
needs of the service. This was one ofor advancement, an opportunity for
the key factors in using women as parttravel, and a desire for excitement and
of the military force. The jobs theyadventure.
were filling could not have been done bySoon after the legislation was passed in
civilians working for the armed forcesNovember 1942, a recruiting drive began
because they were not as mobile and didto build the SPAR corps. Although
not fall under military law andmilitary services had been recruiting
discipline.their members for many years, SPAR
The establishment of the SPARs alsorecruiters faced two challenges -
showed legislative recognition of arecruiting women and recruiting them for
democratic woman's right to directlyone of the least-known services.
participate as members of the armedIn fact, in early 1944, Coast Guard
services in the joint war effort. EvenHeadquarters in Washington, issued a
their male counterparts thought highlyguidance memorandum for SPAR recruiting
of the SPARs. "Uncle Sam needs the SPARsofficers. The recruiters were told not
or he'd never have them in uniform,"to sit in an office and wait for the
said Coxswain Frank Bartlett. "They arewomen to walk in; they should go to the
a saving to the government. If they werefield and talk to prospective applicants
civilian employees in civil service,and their families.
they would be drawing high wages."They did just that, according to LT Kay
"As it is, they are drawing the same asArthur, a former SPAR and co-author of
we are for the same job we once had," heThree Years Behind the Mast: The Story
said. "We welcome them. They gave us ourof the Coast Guard SPARs. "When the memo
one and only chance for the job we want,arrived at a southern recruiting office,
- the sea."the staff had just returned from a trek
This new influx of personnel on thethrough a cotton field to secure
horizon raised some questions for theenlistment permission from a girl's
previously all-male service. Separateirate parents who were at work there,"
housing and messing facilities andArthur said.
personnel policies were among the issuesAnother aspect of SPAR recruiting was
under consideration with thisthe much-debated Tars and Spars music
revolutionary concept. The service dealtand dance show. The show was on the road
with the berthing and messing problem byin East Coast cities during the summer
providing separate housing - oftenof 1944. It is not known how much the
dormitory style - for the newest Coastshow drew the attention of applicants,
Guard personnel.but SPAR officers did agree that the
When it came to personnel policies, theshow raised the level of Coast
Coast Guard reflected on the issue as aGuard-consciousness as a whole.



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