Coast Guard WWII veteran posthumously honored alongside Rescue Flotilla One with new monument at Omaha Beach [Image 3 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, and Mrs. Julie Hamlin, Jack Hamlin's daughter, participate in a ceremony to posthumously honor Jack Hamlin alongside Rescue Flotilla One 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 10:37
• Photo ID: 9222105
• VIRIN: 250606-G-G0100-1009
• Resolution: 558x992
• Size: 400.89 KB
• Location: COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, CALVADOS, FR