Philip F. Smith
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United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal |
Philip Francis Smith (August 23, 1932 – June 22, 2017) was the second Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, serving as the enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, from 1973 to 1977.[1]
Smith became the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard on August 1, 1973, succeeding Charles Calhoun.Honolulu, Hawaii from September 1952 to May 1954, he returned again to Seattle to serve as yeoman in the personnel division of the Thirteenth District office.[2]
Later tours of duty included the Marine Inspection Office,
Eleventh Coast Guard District office at Long Beach, California. From March 1968 to March 1969, he served aboard USCGC Staten Island, homeported at Seattle. He then returned to the personnel division in the Thirteenth Coast Guard District. He was promoted to the rating of master chief yeoman on July 1, 1966. While serving his last tour of duty at Seattle, Smith was selected as the second Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Chester R. Bender. His service medals and awards include the Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal with silver star, National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal.[2]
Master Chief Smith died on June 22, 2017, in Seattle, Washington.[3]
Awards and decorations
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Coast Guard Achievement Medal
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award star
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Korea Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
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References
- ^ "Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Phillip Smith". U.S. Coast Guard.
- ^ a b c "Master Chief Philip F. Smith". Notable People. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Phillip F. Smith's Obituary on The Seattle Times". The Seattle Times.
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