One of the Coast Guard's 43 Battle Streamers from the nation's wars is for the "Defense of the Philippines" during World War II, and the only reason it's there is because of the valiant service of Jimmy Crotty of New York. Lt. James "Jimmy" Crotty was the only active-duty Coastie in the Philippines when the forces of Imperial Japan attacked there three days after Pearl Harbor. "He was the one that earned that for the service," Coast Guard historian Dr. William Thiesen said of the Philippines Battle Streamer. Now, more than 70 years later, Crotty is coming home. Read more on Military.com.
He Was the Last Coastie POW in WWII. His Remains Are Finally Coming Home
