Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1785 - 2005. Official Military Personnel Files, ca. 1898 - ca. 2004. Official Military Personnel File for Russell R. Waesche.

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Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1785 - 2005. Official Military Personnel Files, ca. 1898 - ca. 2004. Official Military Personnel File for Russell R. Waesche.

1904 -1959

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/145774377

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (May 1904 - October 1947); Leave Record (November 1940 - December 1943); Correspondence (July 1910 - August 1959); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (March 1914 - March 1946); Efficiency Records (May 1904 - December 1935); Medical Records (May 1904 - July 1946); Photographs & Negatives (no date).

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National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11624750

National Archives at St. Louis

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Waesche, Russell R. (Russell Randolph), 1886-1946

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Russell Randolph Waesche, Sr. (6 January 1886 – 17 October 1946) served as the eighth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1936 to 1946, overseeing the service during World War II. He was the U.S. Coast Guard's longest serving commandant, having served ten years as its commander. In addition, he was the first officer to hold the ranks of vice admiral and admiral within the Coast Guard....