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SPARS was the nickname of the US Coast Guard women service members .
The United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve was founded by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on November 23, 1942 with the Public Law 773 , due to the entry of the United States into World War II . First head was Lieutenant Captain (later Sea Captain ) Dorothy Stratton .
SPARS is an acronym for the coast guard's motto semper paratus - always ready .
The Coast Guard named two of their cutters after the SPARS, namely the USCGC Spar (WLB-403) and the USCGC Spar (WLB-206).
See also
Web links
Commons : SPARS - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- A Preliminary Survey of the Development of the Women's Reserve of the United States Coast Guard (PDF; 101 MB)