Coast Guard Cutter in the North Atlantic
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Coast Guard Cutter steaming through white-capped waves in the North Atlantic. Official caption on reverse: "3385. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / OFFICIAL COAST GUARD PHOTO. Coast Guard Cutter Looking for a Fight. Doughty warrior of the North Atlantic, a U.S. Coast Guard combat cutter steams through the North Atlantic looking for a scrap. These sturdy Coast Guard fighting ships have played a leading role in making Allied shipping lanes safe for the armadas of supply craft." Atlantic Ocean. 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.
Geography:
Atlantic Ocean
Latitude:
1.000
Longitude:
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean
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