WWII Coast Guard Veteran 100th Birthday [Image 4 of 12]

FALLS CITY, TX, UNITED STATES

11.06.2021

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

Photos of Michael J. Swierc, who enlisted in the Coast Guard on Aug. 11, 1942, and memorabilia on display during Swierc's 100th birthday celebration Nov. 6, 2021, in Falls City, Texas. Swierc received the Bronze Star Medal for helping save 126 Allied troops from drowning in the English Channel on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi)

• Date Taken: 11.06.2021
• Date Posted: 11.08.2021 12:50
• Photo ID: 6928911
• VIRIN: 211106-G-G0108-1004
• Resolution: 4032x3024
• Size: 5.58 MB
• Location: FALLS CITY, TX, US