office, including working on the board that led to the creation of the Cutterman Insignia, implementing a program of local advisors who reported to the MCPOCG office to hear enlisted personnel issues, and beginning the movement towards the Coast Guard wearing their own style of uniform rather than Navy uniforms with a few defining patches and pins. Calhoun retired from the MCPOCG position on August 1, 1973. He would eventually die in Santa Rosa, California on February 24, 2002. Awards and decorations 7 gold service stripes. Legacy In October 2019, the current Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Jason M. Vanderhaden announced that Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Karl L. Schultz had selected Charles L. Calhoun as the namesake for the tenth National Security Cutter . References Citations References cited Calhoun's official Coast Guard bio and eulogy 1925 births 2002 deaths Master Chief Petty Officers of the Coast Guard People from Ocean City, Maryland Recipients of the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Navy non-commissioned officers United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Coast Guard personnel of the Vietnam War Military personnel from Maryland