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Donna L. Cottrell | |
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Birth name | Donna Lea Perry[1] |
Born | [1] Cleveland, Ohio[1] | March 17, 1959
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Coast Guard |
Years of service | 1987-2021 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | Coast Guard District 9 HITRON |
Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) |
Spouse(s) | Scott Jeffrey Cottrell[1] |
Donna L. Cottrell is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral who last served as the Coast Guard District 9 Commander. In this role, she served as the senior Commander for the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway, an area that covers eight states. The Area of Operations for the command accumulates over 6,700 miles of shoreline and 1,500 miles of international shoreline with Canada. In addition, she previously oversaw the service level command, Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) out of Jacksonville, FL.