The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary was established by
an Act of Congress in 1939 as a reserve of trained citizens. During
World War II, the Temporary Reserve was created from this cadre
of citizen sailors and performed a vital role is port security
and coastal patrols thus releaving regular Coast Guardsmen for
combat duty. Identified below are the various insignia for officers
at the various levels of the Auxiliary.National
Level
