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United States Coast Guard Academy
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United States Coast Guard Academy, at New London, Conn.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. Coast Guard; established 1876, opened 1877 as United States Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction, took its present name in 1915. The academy, differing from the other federal service academies, gains its candidates through a nationwide competition. There are no congressional appointments or geographical quotas. Each applicant must be between the ages of 17 and 22. A cadet's education consists of military and academic instruction, including professional training at sea. Cadets receive full scholarships to the academy as well as pay and allowances. Upon graduation they are appointed ensigns in the U.S. Coast Guard.

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See I. Crump, Our United States Coast Guard Academy (1961).



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Before retiring, Fitzpatrick served as assistant professor of physics for the USCG Academy.
In his Coast Guard career he held a variety of assignments including research and development, avionics support and assistant professor of electrical engineering at the USCG Academy.
 
 
 
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