American servicemen and Marshallese attending a funeral, Marshall Islands
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. American servicemen and Marshallese attending a funeral in a cemetery. Caption on reverse: "3315. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' AMERICANS ATTEND FUNERAL FOR NATIVE OF MARSHALLS. Near the cemetery for American servicemen killed in the invasion battle, a native of the Marshall Islands is buried after services performed by a U.S. Army chaplain and attended by Coast Guardsmen and American troops. This picture shows native girls in old print dresses and men in army fatigue garments. Marshall Islands. No date
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Date:
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:
Marshall Islands
Latitude:
11.000
Longitude:
168.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Death & burial--Marshall Islands
Cemeteries--American--Marshall Islands