U.S. Coast Guard Patch Archive

Wess Wessling's
United States Coast Guard Patch Archive

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These are just memories.
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Alabama:

Fire & Safety Test Detachment, machine sewn, Mobile, -1986-1990-, (W1430=)
CGC BLACKTHORN, Mobile, -1966-, (W4589) (courtesy of Dave Williams, Atlanta, GA)
CGC COBIA, 2002-, (W3819=)
CGC SALVIA, stripe and black white buoy, before 1979, (W0059=)
CGC SALVIA unit patches - Mobile
CGC STINGRAY, 2000-, (W3544=)
CGC SWEETGUM unit patches, Mobile, 1991?-200?
CGC WESTWIND, Haitian Vacation, 1982?, (W0259=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum, Northwest, Seattle)
CGC WESTWIND, Halifax, 1982, (W1213=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum, Northwest, Seattle)
CGC WESTWIND, AWW83, Mizex 83, AVDET 95, 1983, (W9542=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum, Northwest, Seattle)
CGC WESTWIND, AWW83, Photo Flyers, AVDET 95, 1983, (W1533) (courtesy of Rich Miller, AM1, USCG(Ret))
CGC WESTWIND, DF 84, 1984, (W0472=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum, Northwest, Seattle)
CGC WHITE PINE, 1995-, (W2940=)
Polar Operations, 5" AC wings, fat stars, unsealed back, 1990-, (W2247=)
Polar Operations, 4" two wings w/o blk hilites, 1990s?, (W4099) (courtesy of Charles Kircher)
Polar Operations, 4" two wings w/blk hilites, 2001-, (W3742=)
Aviation Center, alligator, Mobile, early 1070s?,(W1030)
Aviation Training Center, large DOT wheel, Mobile, -1984-,(W0143)
Aviation Training Center, small DOT wheel, bowtie propeller, -2001-2004,(W3779=)
Aviation Training Center, Setting the Standard Since 1966, 2004-,(W4162=)
Aviation Training Center Rescue Swimmer, with alligator, 1996-2002, (W3054=)
Aviation Training Center Rescue Swimmer, with helo, 2002-, (W3829=)
Aviation Training Center, Aviation Special Operations, Snoopy, 2004-,(W4159=)
Aviation Training Center, no number on tail, HH-65 Branch, 2004-,(W4429=)
Aviation Training Center, '6500' number on tail, HH-65 Branch, 2004-,(W4645=)
Aviation Training Center, HU-25 Shop, -2007-,(W4564=)
HH-3F Instructor, Aviation Training Center, early 1990s?, (W3683=)
HU-25A, TRADIV Instructor (ATC Mobile?), 1987-, (W1619=)
HU-25, TRADIV Falcon Instructor (ATC Mobile?), 1993-, (W2742=)
HU-25 Mobile, Cape Cod, Miami, Corpus Christi, novelty, 2006-, (W4425)
Aviation Training Center, OPDIV HU-25 Southern SAR, 1994-, (W2836=)
Polar Operations, two wings with black hilites, ATC Mobile, 2001-, (W3742=)
Ship-Helo Branch, ATC Mobile, 2004-, (W4130=)
World Over, 25th Anniversary of AVDETs at POPDIV, ATC Mobile, 1995, (W2904=)
Aviation Training Center Exchange, Mobile, before 1993, (W2649=)
Group Mobile, small buoy on pier, -1984-, (W0073=)
Tactical Law Enforcement Team, Mobile, 1995-, (W2922=)

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Alaska:

U.S. Coast Guard Aircraft Since 1916 / by Arthur Pearcy
Grumman Albatross: A History of the Legendary Seaplane / by Wayne Mutza
Wonderful Flying Machines : A History of U.S. Coast Guard Helicopters
by Barrett Thomas Beard, Howard B. Thorsen

Sea of Grass : The Maritime Drug War 1970-1990 / by Charles M., Jr Fuss
Guardians of the Sea : History of the United States Coast Guard, 1915 to the Present
/ by Robert Erwin Johnson
Lifeboat Sailors : Disasters, rescues, and the Perilous Future
of the Coast Guard's Small Boat Stations / by Dennis L. Noble

CGC BALSAM unit patches - Adak
CGC IRONWOOD, shield, Adak, -1976-, (W0334=) (courtesy of Rick Baukol)
Loran Station Adak, cut edge, early 1970s?, (W4550) (courtesy of Phillip Mell)
Loran Station Adak, merrowed edge, -1977-, (W1559) (courtesy of Dean Nimax)
Marine Safety Office Anchorage, oval, -1981-, (W1198=)
Marine Safety Office Anchorage, logo on map, 1987-, (W1635=)
Marine Safety Office Anchorage, polar bear, 1990s-, (W3267)
Northwest Border OCDETF, before 1996, (W3035=)
Air Station Annette Island, transition to Sitka, Metlakatla, 1977, (W1209=)
Air Station Annette Island, Metlakatla, 1997 repro, (W2360=)
Loran Station Attu, A/C, 1970s?, (W0596=)
Loran Station Attu, Horny Bird, -1980-1983-, (W1077)
Loran Station Attu, station & mountains, 1988, (unsealed back W1824= : sealed back W4536)
Loran Station Attu, white border, 1989-, (W2017=)
Loran Station Attu, river valley, 1998-, (W3260=)
Loran Station Attu, no design, orange letters only, red border, 'Dec. 03', before 2008, (W4674) (courtesy of Ed Gerbracht)
Loran Station Attu, Horny Bird on black, 2004-, (W4228=)
CGC CAPE CORAL, straight bow, Auke Bay, before 1981, (W9503=) (courtesy of Tom Chirhart)
CGC CAPE CORAL, round bow, Auke Bay, before 1982, (W4206=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum, Northwest, Seattle)
CGC CAPE CARTER, machine, Auke Bay, -1985-, (W0551=)
CGC CAPE CARTER, computer, Auke Bay, 1987-, (W0984=)
CGC LIBERTY, Auke Bay, 1995-, (W2951=)
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Radio Station Barrow (NMT), 1972-1977, (W9551)
Loran Station Biorka, -1979, (W0590=)
Loran Station Cape Sarichef / LtSta Scotch Cap, 1970s?, (W1295=)
CGC SEDGE, bear w/globe, Cordova, Alaska, -1957-, (W0431) (courtesy of Curt Raphael)
CGC SEDGE, shield, Cordova, Alaska, @1964, (W0949=)
CGC SEDGE unit patches, Cordova, -1973
CGC SWEETBRIER, small Bet On Us, Cordova, 1986-, (W0865=)
CGC SWEETBRIER unit patches, Cordova, 1975-2001
Cordova, Air/Sea Rescue, screened, -1986-, (W0923) (courtesy of David Belisle)
Aviation Support Facility Cordova, tombstone map, dark blue merrowing, screened, before 1998, (W3295)
Aviation Support Facility Cordova, tombstone map, gold merrowing, screened, before 2000, (W3585) (courtesy of Paul Weber)
Aviation Support Facility Cordova, 3" moose rack, 2004- , (W4179=)
Aviation Support Facility Cordova, 5" moose rack, 1994-, (W2770=) (courtesy of Kevin Kimbers)
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Cleanup, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, 1991, (W2498=)
Light Station Five Finger, Southeastern Alaska, before 1981, (W1161=)
CGC ROANOKE ISLAND, Homer, 1994-, (W2772=)
CGC SEDGE unit patches, Homer, 1974-2002
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CGC CAPE CORAL, scenic, Juneau, -1967-, (W1093=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum, Northwest, Seattle)
USS HAIDA, felt on felt, Juneau?, pre-WWII?, (W4430=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum/Northwest)
CGC PLANETREE unit patches, Juneau, 1974-1985
CGC PLANETREE, Coast Guard District 17, Juneau, before 1984, (W0382) (courtesy of Stephen P. Prime, BMC, USCG(Ret))
CGC SWEETBRIER unit patches, Juneau, -1974
Seventeenth District, totem, Juneau, 1960s?, (W9554=) (courtesy of John Biberdorf)
Seventeenth District, bear, Juneau, -1987-, (W1642)
Marine Safety Office Juneau, -2002-, (W3762)
Station Juneau, -1984-, (W0336)
Station Juneau, round, before 1987, (W1096=)
Station Juneau, shield, before 1987, (W1604=)
Buoy Deck, Enlisted Club, Station Juneau, 1990s-, (W3349)
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Marine Safety Detachment Kenai, logo on map, 1987-, (W1635=)
Marine Safety Detachment Kenai, polar bear. 1990s-, (W3267)
CGC ACUSHNET, Coat of arms, cut edge, Ketchikan, -1992-, (W2548)
CGC ACUSHNET, Coast of arms, merrowed, 1998-, (W3275=)
CGC ANTHONY PETIT, Popeye, -2006-, (W4669) (courtesy of Robert Aaron Grigsby)
CGC BALSAM unit patches - Ketchikan
CGC BITTERSWEET, -1965-, (W2147) (courtesy of Ron Wilkins)
CGC CAPE ROMAIN, 4" round roadrunner, before 1985, (W0816=)
CGC CITRUS unit patches - Ketchikan
CGC LAUREL, eagle, before 1983, (W0345=)(courtesy of Ron Wilkins)
CGC LAUREL, before 1983, (W0742=)
CGC NAUSHON, large Eskimo gal, 1987-, (W0974=)
CGC NAUSHON, totemic, -1989-, (W0308)
CGC PLANETREE unit patches, Ketchikan, 1985-2000s
CGC WHITE HOLLY, donkey star, late 1950s?, (W4109)
CGC WHITE HOLLY, red/blue round, early 1960s?, (W9688=) (courtesy of John Biberdorf)
CGC WHITE HOLLY, red/white round, before 1972, (W9614=) (courtesy of Darryl Barfield)
Ketchikan, single zigzag whip, 1980s, (W1769=)
Ketchikan, close double straight whip, before 1998 (1980s?), (W3301=)
Ketchikan, definite double straight whip, -1981-, (W1862=)
Ketchikan, BM MK SAR Locker shield, before 1985, (W1121=)
Acey Duecy Association, -1985-, (W0652=)
Base Ketchikan, three section w/octopus, SAR boat, buoy, -1976-, (W1293=) (courtesy of John Biberdorf)
Base Ketchikan, totems, 1995-, (W2873=)
Group Ketchikan, 3 ships, 1994-, (W2838=)
Group Ketchikan, Operations, 1986-, (W0951=)
Group Ketchikan, Search and Rescue Team, Gumby, 1986-, (W0946=)
Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan, totem orca w/white embroidery, 1984-, (W0561=)
Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan, totem orca w/o white embroidery, before 2006, (W4485)
Station Ketchikan, SAR Locker shield, before 1985, (W1121=)
Station Ketchikan, zig zag shield, 1985-, (W0718=)
Station Ketchikan, large round, 1993-, (W2711=)
Station Ketchikan, totemic oval, 2001-, (W3663=)
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CGC ALEX HALEY, gold anchor, unsealed back, Kodiak, 1999-, (W3432=)
CGC ALEX HALEY, yellow anchor, sealed back, 2007-, (W4509=)
CGC CITRUS, magic marker black hull, before 1979, (W0204=)
CGC CITRUS unit patches, Kodiak, -1979
CGC CONFIDENCE, Commissioning Crew, 1966?, (W4055)
CGC CONFIDENCE, totemic and map, 1979-, (W9515=)
CGC CONFIDENCE, 'Connie', -1983, (W9994=)
CGC CONFIDENCE, small round, -1983, (W0049=)
CGC FIREBUSH, blue line shield, -1984-, (W0567=)
CGC FIREBUSH, 'Firebush Halibut Charters', -1986-, (W4392) (courtesy of QM1 Robert Grant)
CGC FIREBUSH unit patches, Kodiak, 1979-2003
CGC IRONWOOD, wide rectangle, between 1979 and 1982, (W9990=)
CGC IRONWOOD, round, 1987-2000, (W1620)
CGC SPAR, Aleutian Keeper, 2005?-, (W4538=)
CGC STORIS, Arctic Operation, 1958, (W1164=)
CGC STORIS, Dewline Operation, 1959, (W1218=)
CGC STORIS, WAGB-38, -1970-. (W0448=)
CGC STORIS, on map, 50% on blue cloth, -1973-1981-, (W0447) (courtesy of Rick Baukol)
CGC STORIS, on map, computer, 1986-, (W0892=)
CGC STORIS, WMEC-38, -1997-, (W3194=)
CGC YOCONA, Northen lights, 1984-, (W0173=)
CGC YOCONA, small round, -1987-1994, (W2256)
CGC YOCONA, stork, 1994-1996, (W2785=)
Air Detachment Kodiak, HU-16 on clock, before 1964, (W0548=)
Air Station Kodiak, bear on map, -1970-, (W3454)
Air Station Kodiak, 5" teddy bear, cut edge, light blue, -1972-1973-, (W0683=)(courtesy of Daniel Lazenby and Rick Baukol)
Air Station Kodiak, 3.9" teddy bear, cut edge, light blue, short letters, -1983-, (W0033=)
Air Station Kodiak, 4" teddy bear, cut edge, light blue, long letters, before 1988, (W1691=)
Air Station Kodiak, snarling bear, claws over banner, unsealed back, -1990-, (W2213=)
Air Station Kodiak, snarling bear, claws behind banner, sealed back, -2007-, (W4649=)
Air Station Kodiak, bucktooth bear repro, cut edge, -2000-, (W3600=)
Air Station Kodiak, Avionics, compass rose, 1993-, (W2675=)
Air Station Kodiak, Small Boat Operations, 1993-, (W2669=)
Air Station Kodiak, ALPAT, 1993-, (W2710=)
Air Station Kodiak, Rescue Swimmer no motto, 1993-1999, (W2686=)
Air Station Kodiak, Rescue Swimmer w/small motto and no hand, 2000-2003, (W3475=)
Air Station Kodiak, Rescue Swimmer w/large motto and hand, color, 2003-, (W4083=)
Air Station Kodiak, Rescue Swimmer w/large motto and hand, subdued, 2003-, (W4111=)
Air Station Kodiak, 50th Anniversary, 1997, (W3172=)
Base Kodiak, before 1979, (W0013=)
Communications Station Kodiak, 1987-, (W0980=)
Electronic Support Unit Kodiak, before 1992, (W2527=)
Kodiak Flying Club, -1984-, (W0022=)
Integrated Support Command Kodiak, 1990s-, (W3247=)
Integrated Support Command Kodiak, Fire Department, -1997-, (W3209)
Integrated Support Command Kodiak, Police 4.5"h shield, before 2002, (W2790)
King's Inn, Support Center Kodiak, 1993-, (W2713=)
Loran Monitor Station Kodiak, 'USCGC', 1984-, (W9518=)
Loran Station Kodiak, bear paw, 1991-, (W2497=)
Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, logo on map, 1987-, (W1635=)
Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, -1981-, (W0005=)
Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, 1990s-, (W3267)
Radio Station Kodiak (NOJ), -1965-, (W4305) (courtesy of Duane Watson, USCG RM2 1964-1968)
Radio Station Kodiak (NOJ), 1975-, (W1346) (courtesy of Tom Morgan, CWO4(COMMS), USCG(Ret))
Support Center Kodiak,small shield, before 1982, (W3672=)
Support Center Kodiak, Eagles and Anchors Lounge, 1992-, (W2578=)
Support Center Kodiak, Fire Rescue, before 1997, (W3235)
Support Center Kodiak, King's Inn, 1993-, (W2713=)
Support Center Kodiak, Security Police large computer mountains & star, 1988-, (W3941)
Support Center Kodiak, Security Police small computer mountains & star, 1988-, (W1669=)
Support Center Kodiak, Security Police badge motif, 1992-, (W2593=)
Support Center Kodiak, Military Police small computer mountains & star, 1989-, (W2019=)
Support Center Kodiak, Police 4.5"h shield, 1995-1997, (W2896=)
Support Center Kodiak, Police star, 1995-1997, (W2900=)
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CGC CAPE HATTERAS, Petersburg, @1983, (W0272)
CGC CAPE HENLOPEN, Wily Coyote and Roadrunner, Petersburg, between 1961 and 1981, (W3615)
CGC ELDERBERRY, back, triangle, Petersburg, 1965-, (W4263) (courtesy of Barry Trombly)
CGC ELDERBERRY, computer sew w/almost closed '6', Petersburg, 1987-, (W0977=)
Loran Station Port Clarence, small Eskimo, Nome/Teller, before 1984, (W1181=)
Loran Station Port Clarence, large walrus w/o 'Alaska', Nome/Teller, -1983-1987?, (W0166=)
Loran Station Port Clarence, small walrus w/'Alaska', Nome/Teller, -1992-, (W2621=)
Prince William Sound Oil Spill Ops 89, 1990, (W3573=)
Loran Station Saint Paul Island, Commissioning Crew, 1960-, (W1979=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum, Northwest, Seattle)
Loran Station Saint Paul Island, oval seal and island, -1981-, (W0035=)
Loran Station Saint Paul Island, lobed seal and island, before 1988, (W1156=)
Loran Station Saint Paul Island, round w/C-130, 1987-1994-, (W1621=)
Loran Station Saint Paul Island, dragon on tower, 1999-, (W3345=)
Light Station Scotch Cap / LorSta Cape Sarichef, 1970s?, (W1295=)
Seventeenth District, 5.9" round bear with flag, Juneau, before 1979, (W9500=)
Seventeenth District, 4.9" round bear with flag, orange/red rope border, Juneau, before 1982, (W1663=)
Seventeenth District, Fishing Vessel Safety, Juneau, 1994-, (W2800=)
Seventeenth District Auxiliary, shield, 40% on black cloth with dark blue merrowing, unsealed sewn-thru paper over fine cheesecloth back, 1987-, (W0997)
CGC CAPE JELLISON, Seward, before 1984, (W0194=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum Northwest, Seattle)
CGC MUSTANG, small round, cutter on map, Seward, -1987-, (W1616=)
CGC MUSTANG, large round, cutter on map, Seward, -1987-, (W1571=)
CGC MUSTANG, mustang head, Seward, 1996-, (W3026=)
CGC SORREL, Seward, -1971-, (W0435) (courtesy of Claude Booth)
Loran Station Shoal Cove, horizontally sewn oval, Ketchikan, early 1980s?, (W3678=)
Loran Station Shoal Cove, vertically sewn oval, Ketchikan, before 1984, (W0146)
Loran Station Shoal Cove, brown wing eagle, Ketchikan, 1994-, (W2839=)
Loran Station Shoal Cove, small white wing eagle, Ketchikan, @2001, (W2839)
CGC CLOVER, WLB round, Sitka, before 1979, (W0192=)
CGC CLOVER, WIB round, Sitka, 1970s?, (W2036) (courtesy of Ron Wilkins)
CGC WOODRUSH, rectangle, Sitka, before 1984, (W0480=)
CGC WOODRUSH, 12" round w/cuttermans badge, Sitka, 1986-1990, (W9954=) (courtesy of Coast Guard Museum, Northwest, Seattle)
CGC WOODRUSH, 5" round w/cuttermans badge, Sitka, 1986-1990, (W0869=)
CGC WOODRUSH, orcas, Sitka, 1990-2001, (W2171=)
Aids To Navigation Team Sitka, round, 1991-1996, (W2457=)
Aids To Navigation Team Sitka, tall shield, 1997-, (W3140=)
Air Station Sitka, transition From Annette, 1977, (W1209=)
Air Station Sitka, helo over church, 4.7", five glaciers, 'waves', before 1985, 1970s?, (W0589=)
Air Station Sitka, helo over church, 5", four glaciers, before 1990, 1970s?, (W2150=)
Air Station Sitka, helo over church, 5", five glaciers, before 1990, 1970s?, (W0520)
Air Station Sitka, eagle/HH-3F, machine, before 1984, (W1594=)
Air Station Sitka, eagle/HH-3F, computer, -1988-, (W1853) (courtesy of Gary McIntosh)
Air Station Sitka, large oval, 1992-, (W2554=)
Air Station Sitka, small oval, -1998-, (W3256=)
Marine Safety Detachment Sitka, 1997-, (W3152=)
Maritime Defense Zone Southeast Alaska, before 1989, (W1886=)
Loran Station Tok, MEO & ROS, 1993-, (W2670)
Marine Safety Detachment Unalaska, polar bear, 1990s-, (W3267)
Marine Safety Detachment Unalaska, gray freighter, -2006, (W4518=)
Marine Safety Detachment Unalaska, white freighter, 2006-, (W4525=)
These two MSD Unalaska patches compared.
USCG, bear, Aleutian Islands, 1993-, (W2665=)
Valdez, round, 1989-, (W2076=)
Electronics Support Detachment Valdez, oval, 2005-, (W4307=)
Marine Safety Office Valdez, shield, before 1986, (W0924=)
Marine Safety Office / Vessel Traffic System Valdez, oval, 1986-, (W0908=)
Marine Safety Office Valdez, eagle and pipeline, before 1998, (W3282=)
Marine Safety Office Valdez, narrows round, 2005-, (W4312=)
Vessel Traffic System / Marine Safety Office Valdez, oval, 1986-, (W0908=)

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Arizona:

Colorado River Patrol ... see Colorado River Patrol in California
Reserve Unit Phoenix, 1990s?, (W3710) (b&w)

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Arkansas:

Little Rock Aircraft Program Office, HU-25, circa 1978, (W4306) (courtesy of Paul Gabriel)
CGC KANAWHA, Arkansas state shape, Pine Bluff, 1990s, (W2695=)
CGC KANAWHA, Poppin' Pins Since '69, 2008-, (W4667=)

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