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Welcome to the Division 4
Home Page of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
is the uniformed civilian component of the United States Coast Guard, and part of
the Coast Guard Forces.
Established by Congress in 1939 as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, and later
renamed the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, it serves at the direction of the
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary
engage in all Coast Guard activity except military and direct law
enforcement involvement.
Division 4 is
one of the oldest Coast Guard Auxiliary divisions in the United States. Established
in 1939 as Division 1, it helped Preserve, Protect and Defend the rivers
and shores of Florida during World War II. Many members of the Division
were sworn in as Temporary Reservists (Temps) of the U.S. Coast Guard
Reserve. They patrolled rivers, coastal waters and beaches of the United
States searching for enemy saboteurs, harbor infiltrators, enemy
submarines, and rescuing survivors of torpedoed ships. The also had the
unfortunate duty of recovering those who perished.
Coast Guard Auxiliary vessels operating under Coast Guard orders are
considered government vessels. If Coast Guard personnel are on board an
Auxiliary vessel, the Auxiliary vessel will display the U.S. Coast Guard
Ensign.
Division 4 now consists of eight flotillas in
the East Central Florida region, with each flotilla
responsible for boating safety activity within their
respective jurisdictions. The division's responsibility
is to provide administrative and training support for the
flotillas.
For in-depth information on boating safety activity,
particularly boating safety classes, vessel safety checks, etc. please link up to a
listed on-line flotilla. For those flotillas which do not have a Webpage, an e-mail address link
has been provided.
For additional information on the history of the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary and one of the flotillas in the division active as a temporary
reserve unit during World War II, link up to Flotilla
44.
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