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The Coast Guard ball cap, jacket and a framed photo of Jack Hamlin, a Coast Guard chief petty officer and boatswain's mate who served as rescue swimmer on D-Day in 1944, are displayed during a ceremony to posthumously honor him alongside Rescue Flotilla One, June 6, 2025, at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. On D-Day alone, Rescue Flotilla One rescued 484 individuals and Hamlin’s rescue boat pulled scores of injured soldiers from the water that day; of the 484 total rescued, 194 Allied personnel were rescued off Omaha Beach, 157 off Utah Beach, and 133 off Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches. (Photo courtesy of Acco Alain)
| Date Taken: | 06.06.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 07.28.2025 10:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9222100 |
| VIRIN: | 250606-G-G0100-1003 |
| Resolution: | 1473x1964 |
| Size: | 2.76 MB |
| Location: | COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, CALVADOS, FR |
| Web Views: | 16 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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