The crew protected shrimp boats and came to the rescue during World War II, but little remember or have ever heard this important piece of Gulf Coast history.
Though it was only open for less than 20 years, a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Biloxi played a pivotal yet often overlooked role in saving lives and defending the Mississippi Coast during World War II.
When the news broke that the Titan submersible was missing, naval experts immediately recognised that the chances of saving the lives of those on board were, realistically, tantamount to non-existent. With rare agreement, they swiftly concluded that the kindest outcome for the five passengers would be that the submersible had imploded. Hard-hearted as this may