John B. Hayes
| John B. Hayes | |
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| Born |
30 August 1924 Jamestown, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 17 January 2001 (aged 76) Florida Keys, Florida, U.S. |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |  United States Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1946–1982 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held |
 Commandant of the U.S. Coast GuardCommander of the 17th Coast Guard District |
| Awards |
Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Coast Guard Commendation Medal |
John Briggs Hayes (August 30, 1924 – January 17, 2001) was a United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the 16th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1978 to 1982.
Hayes was born in Jamestown, New York and grew up in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Hayes graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut in 1946, although Academy records list him in the Class of 1947. His first command assignment was at the LORAN Transmitting Station in Matsumae, Hokkaidō, Japan. After a series of Coast Guard cutter command assignments, he attended the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon his graduation, he was stationed in Washington, D.C., where he graduated from George Washington University, earning an M.A. in international affairs.
From 1966 to 1968, Hayes assumed a command post, stationed in Vietnam, during the war. Returning to Washington, he was promoted to captain and assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard's Office of Boating Safety, followed by his service as Commandant of Cadets at the Coast Guard Academy. From 1975 until his appointment as Coast Guard Commandant, he served as Commander of the Juneau, Alaska-based 17th Coast Guard District.
Under Hayes' leadership, the Coast Guard accomplished a number of firsts for women in the military, including the assignment of Lieutenant (junior grade) Beverly Kelley as the first female commanding officer of a U.S. military vessel, and Lieutenant Kay Hartzell as the first female to command an isolated U.S. military unit.
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