British troops on the deck of a transport ship
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. British troops on the deck of a transport ship awaiting orders to board landing barges. Official caption on reverse: "2038. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' WAITING FOR H-HOUR. Packing full field equipment, British Empire troops await the word to board landing barges aboard a Coast Guard-manned transport somewhere in the Southwest Pacific. They are in amphibious training to prepare them for the acid test of H-Hour." Location unknown. No date
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1943
1945
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Items from the service of John J. Scanlan Jr., who served in the United States Coast Guard. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Scanlan worked for a newspaper prior to joining the Coast Guard. During the war, he acquired photographs published by the Public Relations Division of the United States Coast Guard. The collection consists of photographs from most of the theaters of operations and depict life in the field and aboard a ship for Coast Guardsmen and Marines. Also included is a satirical piece of military correspondence. See collection 2012.321 for more items from the collection subject.
Geography:
Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Pacific Islands
Military maneuvers--British--Pacific Islands