Kelley, Beverly Gwinn (c. 1952–)
Kelley, Beverly Gwinn (c. 1952–)
American Coast Guard skipper. Born c. 1952 in Bonita Springs, FL.
With Debra Lee Wilson, was one of 1st two women to serve on an armed US military vessel (1977); served as the 1st woman commander of a Coast Guard vessel at sea (1979–81), aboard the 95-foot patrol boat Cape Newagen; with crew, rescued 12 people during a Hawaiian storm, earning Coast Guard citation for "professionalism" (1980).
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