Critical Role the Coast Guard Played in D-Day Invasion

Motor Machinist's Mate First Class William F. Trump was a Coast Guardsman and steeled veteran of amphibious landings long before departing for Normandy. He landed troops at Sicily in 1943 and Salerno later that same year. When he arrived in England, he began to memorize the landmarks that would help him drive his landing craft toward his target beach in France. Like most troops, he didn't know when that would be, but he knew the invasion of Europe would be a pivotal point in the war.