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COYER-ANN

ANN  ELIZABETH COYER

Rate/Rank
CDR
Service Branch
USNR 6/1961 - 11/1984
Born 08/25/1935
LOWVILLE, NY
FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE IN ANTARCTICA - OPERATION DEEP FREEZE, 1974
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, NEWPORT, RI
NAVAL AIR STATION, CECIL FIELD, FL
NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, NH
NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, NJ
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER, DAVISVILLE, RI
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER, PORT HUENEME, CA
COMMANDER NAVAL SUPPORT FORCE, ANTARCTICA
NAVAL AIR STATION, POINT MUGU, CA
NAVAL RESERVE CENTER, WATERTOWN, NY
NAVAL RESERVE CENTER, ST. PETERSBURG, FL
COMMANDER SUBMARINE FORCES ATLANTIC, NORFOLK, VA
NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, IL
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION, EARLE, NJ
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY & MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
NAVY MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION (3)
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
ANTARCTICA SERVICE MEDAL
SERVICE MEMORIES

Coyer Point, an ice point extending into the Dotson Ice Shelf from the southeast side of Martin Peninsula in Antarctica, was named in her honor in 1977