THE DEATH OF A COAST GUARD LCI - Mortally wounded by a direct hit, this Coast Guard infantry landing craft limps alongside a Coast Guard assault transport to evacuate all hands and its load of soldiers before sinking in the English Channel. Nazi gunners knocked out the LCI during the initial invasion of the French coast on D-Day.
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