An American Flag Co manufactured USCG linen flag, 730 x 1240 mm. The luff with written date "1944," and markings " 83300 PL-1 " and black stencilled " C.G. Ensign no. 4 ," with the original label of American Flag Co. The flag with eagle, shield and stars at upper left canton, the emblem of the USCG at middle right, with a ground of vertical red and white stripes, two brass grommets. The linen slightly discolored with age, a large number of small holes spotted around the flag, possibly shrapnel damage, partly blown out at the fly end. An historic American flag that saw action on D-Day aboard USCG vessel 83300, which escorted the first waves of landing craft onto Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6th, 1944. Her crew pulled 28 survivors from a sinking landing craft right off the beaches before 7am. The USCG lost 4 LCI(L), and of the 60 cutters all survived the day, acting as escorts and search and rescue vessels for the landings at Omaha Beach that day. The role of the USCG at Omaha is not widely known, but they worked hard in dangerous inshore waters, and did much to help the troops gain a footing on the beach-head.
An American Flag Co manufactured USCG linen flag, 730 x 1240 mm. The luff with written date "1944," and markings " 83300 PL-1 " and black stencilled " C.G. Ensign no. 4 ," with the original label of American Flag Co. The flag with eagle, shield and stars at upper left canton, the emblem of the USCG at middle right, with a ground of vertical red and white stripes, two brass grommets. The linen slightly discolored with age, a large number of small holes spotted around the flag, possibly shrapnel damage, partly blown out at the fly end. An historic American flag that saw action on D-Day aboard USCG vessel 83300, which escorted the first waves of landing craft onto Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6th, 1944. Her crew pulled 28 survivors from a sinking landing craft right off the beaches before 7am. The USCG lost 4 LCI(L), and of the 60 cutters all survived the day, acting as escorts and search and rescue vessels for the landings at Omaha Beach that day. The role of the USCG at Omaha is not widely known, but they worked hard in dangerous inshore waters, and did much to help the troops gain a footing on the beach-head.
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