British troops unloading supplies from a landing craft on to a beach
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. British troops unloading supplies from two landing crafts on to a beach. Caption on reverse: "2020. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' INVASION SUPPLIES COME ASHORE. British Empire troops in mock invasion operations somewhere in the South Pacific prepare to join American invaders in breaking the Jap grip on the southern seas. Here they unload supplies from Coast Guard-manned landing craft." 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.
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Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military supplies--American--Pacific Islands
Ships--American--Pacific Islands