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Private William Bonneville, shivering with cold after an exhausting struggle with the chill currents of the English Channel.

National Archives and Records Administration1944-06-06

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
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Original Caption: One of More Than 1,100 Rescued by Coast Guard in English Channel- Private William Bonneville, U.S. Army, of Chester, PA, shivering with cold after an exhausting struggle with the chill currents of the English Channel, is wrapped in a blanket and given hot coffee in the galley of the Coast Guard Rescue Cutter that picked him out of the water. The craft was one of the flotilla of 83-footers which is credited with more than 1,100 resuces since D-Day.

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  • Title: Private William Bonneville, shivering with cold after an exhausting struggle with the chill currents of the English Channel.
  • Creator: National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date: 1944-06-06
U.S. National Archives

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