SPARs – WWII female trailblazers of the Coast Guard
SPARs – female trailblazers of the Coast Guard by William H. Thiesen, PhD, Coast Guard Atlantic Area Historian Don’t be a Spare; be a SPAR. Release a fighting Coast Guardsman for combat; train at the Palm Beach Biltmore; wear clothes designed by Mainbocher. Apply nearest Coast Guard office. — U.S. Coast Guard SPAR Recruiting Poster …

