Photos of Michael J. Swierc, who enlisted in the Coast Guard on Aug. 11, 1942, and memorabilia on display during Swierc's 100th birthday celebration Nov. 6, 2021, in Falls City, Texas. Swierc received the Bronze Star Medal for helping save 126 Allied troops from drowning in the English Channel on June 6, 1944. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi)