Bio

• Name:   Jack Hamlin
• Age:   101yrs
• Service Period:   WWII
• Branch:   US Coast Guard
• Introduction:
  
  "I didn't want to be conscripted, I didn't want to have to be called up. I wanted to volunteer and do my job. And, it means so much to me to know I served my country and did the job I was supposed to do.
  –Jack Hamlin
  
  Jack Hamlin states that he doesn't consider himself a hero, but that he had a job to do, which was small, and that he got his job done with a lot who were doing the rescue work. Yes, it happens that a significant part of Jack's service took place on such a historical day - D-Day, but these sentiments also echo the roll-up-your-sleeves attitude of so many in the WWII generation. This little known but important story from one of America's most storied days needs to be told, and remembered. Here's to the Coast Guard's involvement in both theaters of WWII, and to the men and women who sacrificed for Country in that branch of service.
  
  This is: "Hamlin, a service story".