World War II veteran recounts D-Day to Coast Guard recruits
Coast Guard recruits watch a video presentation regarding the invasion of Europe by the allied forces prior to hearing from a WWII veteran who took part in D-Day at the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, N.J., Saturday, June 6, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)
CAPE MAY, N.J. – A World War II veteran who participated in the invasion of Normandy during D-Day...
Coast Guard Cutter William Trump commissioning ceremony held at Sector Key West
Key West, FL – The Coast Guard Cutter William Trump was commissioned during a ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West Saturday Jan. 24, 2015. The Trump is the 11th fast response cutter in the Coast Guard fleet.
Rear Adm. Jake Korn served as the presiding official at the Cutter William Trump commissioning ceremony.
Each fast response cutter is named for an enlisted Coast Guard hero who distinguished...
WWII vet to recount one of the ‘bloodiest days’ in Coast Guard history
CAPE MAY, N.J. – A World War II veteran who participated in the invasion of Normandy during D-Day will recount his experiences with recruits and staff aboard Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
Mr. Peter Fantacone, 86, of Mays Landing, N.J., was a U.S. Navy sailor serving in Coast Guard Flotilla 4/10 aboard one of 18 landing craft infantry ships, or LCIs. Twelve of the 18...
WWII vet recounts one of the ‘bloodiest days’ in USCG history to TRACEN recruits and staff
CAPE MAY, N.J. – A World War II veteran who participated in the invasion of Normandy during D-Day recounted his experiences with recruits and staff aboard Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
Mr. Peter Fantacone, 86, of Mays Landing, N.J., was a U.S. Navy sailor serving in Coast Guard Flotilla 4/10 aboard one of 18 landing craft infantry ships, or LCIs. Twelve of the 18 LCIs...
WWII Coast Guard veteran returns to Normandy
Normandy – On Thursday, Coast Guard veteran Tommy Harbour returned to the site where he made three trips in PA33-4 delivering troops and equipment during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. Harbour was a Coast Guard coxswain mate, whose vehicle and personnel landing craft (LCVP), also known as a Higgins boat, transported soldiers to Omaha Beach as well as Utah Beach during WWII.
