Coast Guard WWII veteran posthumously honored alongside Rescue Flotilla One with new monument at Omaha Beach [Image 2 of 5]

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, CALVADOS, FRANCE

06.06.2025

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Coast Guard Lt. David Roy, an officer assigned to Coast Guard Activities Europe, salutes during a ceremony to posthumously honor Jack Hamlin alongside Rescue Flotilla One at Omaha Beach in Normandy France, June 6, 2025. 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 10:38
• Photo ID: 9222102
• VIRIN: 250606-G-G0100-1005
• Resolution: 1080x810
• Size: 832.73 KB
• Location: COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, CALVADOS, FR