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...
Matchbox 60 vital to success of Operation Neptune
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef
June 6, 1944, will always be remembered as D–Day. Allied forces invaded the beaches of Normandy in an operation codenamed Overlord. It was the largest air, land and sea operation undertaken in U.S. history. The landing included more than 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes and more than 150,000 servicemen fighting for the Allied forces.
Operation Neptune...
American, Cuban WWII vets to be honored on Armed Forces Day
Original caption: 3/25/1943-Miami, FL–American and Cuban crews line the rails as ten U.S. Coast Guard submarine chasers are transferred to the Cuban Navy under lend-lease deal. As the American flags were lowered and Cuban ensigns hoisted, crewmen of both nationalities heard Captain H.J. Benson call upon Cuba for assistance in driving the Axis submarines from the Caribbean. — Image by ©...
Coast Guard to honor WWII veteran on his 100th birthday
Linwood “Tick” Thumm, a 100-year-old Coast Guard WWII veteran, poses for a photo in his home, Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2015. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David WeydertPORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard will host a celebration to honor a Coast Guard WWII veteran on his 100th birthday Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the Portsmouth Federal Building.
Coast Guard 5th District personnel...
Coast Guard commemorates 67th anniversary of Operation Landgrab
KODIAK, Alaska – Personnel at Coast Guard Long-Range Aid to Navigation Station Attu held a flag ceremony at precisely 4:20 p.m. May 11, 2010, to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the arrival of U.S. forces in Operation Landgrab.
