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Encyclopedia > Spars

SPARS was the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve created in 1942 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The name is a contraction of the Coast Guard motto Semper Paratus and its English translation Always Ready. The name also refers to a spar in nautical usage. Coast Guard shield The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the coast guard of the United States. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... This article is about the convenience store. ...


Like the other women's reserves such as the Women's Army Corps and the WAVES, it was created to free men from stateside service in order to fight overseas. WACs operate Teletype machines during World War II. The Womens Army Corps (WAC) was a special unit of the United States Army during World War II and thereafter which organized the female enlisted personnel. ... Waves may refer to different topics including: Waves, the natural phenomenon WAVES, the womens unit of the US Navy during World War II. Waves, Waves Ltd. ...


Its director was Dorothy C. Stratton. Dorothy Constance Stratton (b. ...


The cutter USCGC Spar (WLB-206) is named after the SPARS.


External links

  • SPARS history and WWII women's uniforms in color — WWII US women's service organizations (WAC, WAVES, ANC, NNC, USMCWR, PHS, SPARS, ARC and WASP)
  • USCGC Spar homepage

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