“Conducting extremely risky missions Coastal Forces displayed impressive daring and resolve throughout the Second World War,” said Kyd.
The Channel Islands, which is marking Liberation Day on Friday and Saturday, were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by Nazi Germany during World War Two.
It turned the surrounding waters into a “frontline”, the Coastal Forces Heritage Trust said, where Coastal Forces crews carried out dangerous missions near occupied shores.
Raids, convoy interceptions and reconnaissance sorties, as well as “fierce firefights” with enemy coastal forces, were often aided by the Royal Naval Volunteer reserve (RNVR), who were civilian volunteers.
