Coast Guardsman holding an Italian mail bag, Naples
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. A smiling Coast Guardsman holding an Italian mail bag. Photo was cropped so Official caption is incomplete. Official caption on reverse: "2064. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo. COAST GUARDSMAN CARRIES AMERICAN MAIL IN ITALIAN-. This U.S. Coast Guardsman has a useful souve- the fighting in the Naples area -- an Italian mail- Coast Guardsman serves as a mailman aboard a combat - that participated in the Italian invasion, and uses - bag in his duties. He is Vicent J. McCabe, Boatswa- Second Class, whose home is at 172-40 Ninetieth Aven- Long Island, New York." Naples, Italy. No date
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1943
1944
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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:
Napoli
Latitude:
40.883
Longitude:
14.417
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Souvenirs--Italy
Ships--American--Italy