To me it seems unlikely that your father, if he was in the Armed Guard, would have served on Coast Guard vessels. The Armed Guard was assigned to merchant ships.
Whatever the case, however, you should be able to obtain your father-in-law's military service record. (Or, better yet, your husband, as next of kin, should be able to obtain his father's service record.) Please see this page from the website I manage: http://armed-guard.com/searchmil.html, in particular section A.1. Records of Individuals - U.S. Military. You will have to contact the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO, providing as much identifying information as you have. His service record should indicate in what branch of the military he served, along with other information of interest to you.
Good luck.
Ron Carlson, Webmaster
Armed Guard / Merchant Marine website
www.armed-guard.com
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