UNITED STATES COAST GUARD REAR ADMIRAL RONALD M. POLANT NAMED AVIATION & COMMAND GROUPING

 

🇺🇸 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

 

REAR ADMIRAL RONALD M. POLANT

 

NAMED AVIATION & COMMAND GROUPING

 

U.S. Coast Guard Academy – Class of 1959

Rear Admiral (RADM), USCG | 33+ Years Honorable Service

 

Exceptional, fully documented career grouping of Ronald M. Polant, a U.S. Coast Guard flag officer and aviator, spanning cadet appointment through command service and retirement.

 

 

 

 

Includes:

 

 

• Named USCG Aviation Jacket – CGAS San Francisco (Search & Rescue)

▸ With period photograph of RADM Polant wearing the jacket

 

• Original Medal Group, including:

◦ Legion of Merit

◦ Meritorious Service Medal (with devices)

◦ National Defense Service Medal

◦ Coast Guard awards & expert qualification badge

 

• Original Coast Guard Aviator Certificate (1961)

• Cadet Appointment Letter (1955)

• Flag officer promotion & command documents

• Presidential & official service certificates

• Framed U.S. Armed Forces Certificate of Retirement (1992)

• Period photographs documenting entire career

 

 

 

 

Additional Significant Component:

 

 

• Rear Admiral Polant’s Original Personal Sidearm

▸ Period Smith & Wesson revolver, carried during his aviation and command service

 

During this era, U.S. Coast Guard aviators—particularly those assigned to search-and-rescue, remote duty stations, and operational command billets—were authorized to carry personally owned sidearms. These firearms were commonly worn while traveling, operating from isolated air stations, or when survival considerations warranted personal defense. Smith & Wesson revolvers were among the most favored and widely carried pistols by U.S. military officers and aviators of the period due to their reliability, durability, and widespread acceptance across service branches. The inclusion of RADM Polant’s personal sidearm adds an important operational and human element to this already comprehensive career grouping.

 

 

 

 

Also Included:

 

 

• Named USCG Aviation Jacket & Medals of His Son

▸ Second-generation Coast Guard aviation service

▸ Presented as related family material, illustrating continuity of service

 

 

 

Summary:

A rare, complete, and fully attributed Coast Guard flag-officer grouping combining aviation history, command-level documentation, original uniforms, medals, photographs, and personal effects. Groupings of this depth—especially with named aviation material, original sidearm, and multigenerational service—are seldom encountered intact.