UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2021
Photos: U.S. Coast Guard
Three-thousand horses hit the sand and joined the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II to expand coastal security.
“The beach patrols provided a presence that re-assured the American homefront that they were being protected by a vigilant armed force," Chris Havern, a Coast Guard historian, told the Coast Guard Compass, the service's official blog.
The patrols were credited with locating Nazi saboteurs put ashore in New York and Florida, according to Compass.
The horses were acquired from the Army. Training programs were established in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Coast Guard-trained dogs sometimes accompanied the beach patrols.
At the end of the war, the horses were sold at auction.
“The beach patrols provided a presence that re-assured the American homefront that they were being protected by a vigilant armed force," Chris Havern, a Coast Guard historian, told the Coast Guard Compass, the service's official blog.
The patrols were credited with locating Nazi saboteurs put ashore in New York and Florida, according to Compass.
The horses were acquired from the Army. Training programs were established in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Coast Guard-trained dogs sometimes accompanied the beach patrols.
At the end of the war, the horses were sold at auction.
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