Posted on Sep 27, 2018

7 crazy things the Coast Guard did during World War II

CW5 Jack Cardwell

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7 crazy things the Coast Guard did during World War II

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SGT John " Mac " McConnell

Posted 6 y ago

Thanks for sharing.

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

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Welcome SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

Posted 6 y ago

"Puddle Pirates" cool nickname. And to make the first raid and capture Nazis and codes...very special. Bet those guys were happy to see coasties on DDay too

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PO1 John Johnson

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Especially the Army Soldiers in the Landing Craft, who we got ashore under relentless German artillery and machine gun fire.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted 6 y ago

Great piece of Coast Guard history Chief.

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