WWII Coast Guard Veteran 100th Birthday [Image 9 of 12]

FALLS CITY, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

11.06.2021

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

A photo of Michael J. Swierc, who enlisted in the Coast Guard on Aug. 11, 1942, and trained as a motor machinist’s mate before deploying overseas for the first wave of the D-Day invasion. Swierc, who turned 100 years old on Nov. 6, 2021, 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)

• Date Taken: 11.06.2021
• Date Posted: 11.08.2021 12:50
• Photo ID: 6928930
• VIRIN: 211106-G-G0108-1008
• Resolution: 3024x4032
• Size: 4.75 MB
• Location: FALLS CITY, TEXAS, US