British troops on the deack of a Coast Guard assault transport ship
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. British troops standing on the deck of a Coast Guard assault transport ship. Caption on reverse: "2040. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' HIROHITO, HERE WE COME. Training for amphibious attacks somewhere in the South Pacific, British Empire troops wait on the deck of a U.S. Coast Guard-manned assault transport for orders to storm the beach. They will be rushed ashore in Coast Guard-manned landing craft." Location unknown. No date
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1941
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.
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Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Pacific Islands
Soldiers--British--Pacific Islands