USCG WPB83387

**USCGC WPB-83387** was an 83-foot patrol boat (cutter) of the United States Coast Guard, part of the famed 83-foot "Matchbox Fleet" built during World War II. Commissioned in the early 1940s, WPB-83387 served primarily in coastal patrol, search and rescue, and anti-submarine operations along the U.S. coastline. These vessels were notable for their involvement in the D-Day landings at Normandy, where they played a crucial role in rescuing downed airmen and wounded soldiers from the English Channel. After the war, many of the 83-footers, including WPB-83387, continued to serve in various peacetime missions before eventually being decommissioned.