Philip F. Smith
2nd Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
About Philip F. Smith
Lived 1932 – 2017 (aged 84). Philip F. Smith was an American.
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.
Smith became the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard on August 1, 1973, succeeding Charles Calhoun. He enlisted in the Coast Guard on September 20, 1949, and after recruit training served aboard , homeported at Seattle, Washington. After attending yeoman school at the Coast Guard Training Center at Groton, Connecticut in 1950, he returned to Seattle to serve in the operations division, Thirteenth Coast Guard District. Following a tour of sea duty aboard USCGC Bering Strait homeported at 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.
Awards and decorations
Coast Guard Achievement MedalCoast Guard Good Conduct Medal with silver award starNational Defense Service Medalwith bronze award starKorea Service MedalUnited Nations Service Medal
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Who was Philip F. Smith?
2nd Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
When was Philip F. Smith born?
Philip F. Smith was born on 23 August 1932 in Brooklyn.
When did Philip F. Smith die?
Philip F. Smith died on 22 June 2017 in Seattle.
What nationality was Philip F. Smith?
Philip F. Smith was American.
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