 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1921 - 98 pages
...gentlemen, speaking a moment of the work of the Coast Guard during the World War. Do you know that the percentage of battle losses — that is, deaths...enemy action — was greater in the Coast Guard than it was in the United States Army? The percentage of battle losses in the Coast Guard was 1.74 per cent;... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1921 - 102 pages
...gentlemen, speaking a moment of the work of the Coast Guard during the World War. Do you know that the percentage of battle losses— that is, deaths...enemy action — was greater in the Coast Guard than it was in the United States Army? The percentage of battle losses in the Coast Guard was 1.74 per cent:... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic - 1925 - 142 pages
...their profession as officers of the service. You may be interested to know that in the Coast Guard the percentage of battle losses — that is, deaths due directly to enemy action — was greater than it was in the Army itself, excluding the Marines. You may be interested to know that in the loss... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Pensions - Military pensions - 1929 - 36 pages
...the affirmative, and concluding with these words : As the Coast Guard is distinctly declared to he part of the military service of the United States,...(interposing). You mean the Navy or the Army? Admiral BTLLARD. The comparison was made with the Army, and I am quite sure the percentage must have been greater... | |
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In the World War the percentage of battle losses — that is, deaths due directly to enemy action — was greater in the Coast Guard than in the Army itself, exclusive of the marines. 