CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - Allen Barnes (left) helps his father, William A. Barnes, stand for the presentation of colors during a commemoration ceremony for his service in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Nov. 16, 2012.

Barnes joined the Coast Guard the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough