Bill Stevens, left, and his brother, Bob, are pictured during Christmas 1942 at their home in Framingham, Mass, shortly after they joined the Coast Guard. Photo provided

Bill Stevens of Deep Creek near Port Charlotte, Fla. was a member of a four-man Coast Guard crew on a plywood “Higgins Boat” that transported Marines and soldiers to South Pacific beaches during five major invasions in World War II. Read the rest of this entry »