Coast Guard veteran turns 100, reflects on ‘scary days’ and ‘unbelievable sights’ of D-Day invasion [Image 4 of 5]

FRANCE

10.30.2021

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

Coast Guardsmen aboard an 83-foot wooden patrol boat rescue survivors from the English Channel near Normandy, France, June 6, 1944. The 60 cutters assigned to Coast Guard Rescue Flotilla One saved more than 400 men on D-Day alone and rescued 1,438 Allied troops before the end of June. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 10.30.2021
• Date Posted: 10.30.2021 17:53
• Photo ID: 6916793
• VIRIN: 211030-G-G0105-2002
• Resolution: 1498x1892
• Size: 1.46 MB
• Location: FR