A 1974 graduation portrait of Master Chief Petty Officer Patricia Stolle as a petty officer 3rd class. In 1973 legislation passed ending the Coast Guard women's reserve and began integrating women into active duty and reserve forces. Stolle retired from the Coast Guard June 26, 2009, after serving for more than 35 years in active duty. She is credited with being the first women chief petty officer to serve afloat, the first active duty women to make master chief petty officer since the SPARs and one of the first women to be selected for command master chief.
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