Some of the U-boat engagements offshore could be seen right from the beaches. I n January 1942, German submarines had arrived off the Atlantic Coast, and by May, had already sunk 180 vessels. (The Coast Guard, or select units therein, is always transferred to the Department of the Navy during times of war.) With a good portion of Coast Guard ships and crews assigned to the Navy overseas, the coastline of the continental United States was in need of additional manpower and patrol vessels. W ith the United States at war, the Coast Guard was temporarily assigned to the War Department (now called the Defense Department), and was under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy for the duration of the war. It was formally chartered on 18 December 1941. Flotilla 1-3 (now Flotilla 44) was officially established. into World War II, fifteen local individuals and some from New Smyrna Beach, took the qualifying exams.
On December 12, 1941, five days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the entrance of the U.S.
Littlefield, U.S.C.G., Jacksonville, was assigned to form the unit and inspect the first facilities. Bowen would go on to become the first flotilla commander, and Mr. T he forming of an Auxiliary unit in Daytona Beach was first discussed in the late 1940s between Dana Bowen and J. There could be multiple Flotilla 44's, but only one Flotilla 44 D7. This geographically identifies a particular flotilla. New procedures now require the placing of the Coast Guard District designation after the flotilla number in written correspondence. The original designation was the third flotilla in the first division.Ī s a result of Auxiliary expansion, the flotilla was ultimately renamed Flotilla 44. Thus, Flotilla 44 is actually the fourth flotilla, in the fourth division. The division number precedes the flotilla number.
Although it officially is Flotilla 4, current procedures require that a flotilla be identified not only by its flotilla designation, but also with its division numerical number. (4 ) to facilitate other operations of the Coast Guard."į lotilla 44, Daytona Beach, (7th CG District) originally called Flotilla 13, is one of the oldest Coast Guard Auxiliary flotillas in the United States. (3 ) to foster a wider knowledge of, and better compliance with, the laws, rules, and regulations governing the operation of motorboats and yachts (2 ) to promote efficiency in the operation of motorboats and yachts "The purpose of the Auxiliary is to assist the Coast Guard: (1 ) to promote safety and to effect rescues on and over the high seas and on navigable waters
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