Coast Guardsman handing out life vests to Marines in the South Pacific
Photograph. Coast Guardsman putting a life vest over the shoulders of a Marine in line to board a combat transport ship. Caption on reverse: "2081. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo. LIFE JACKETS FOR THE COAST GUARD'S PASSENGERS. A U.S. Coast Guardsman hands out life jackets to the Marines as they come aboard a Coast Guard manned combat transport somewhere in the South Pacific. They are headed for a fighting front." Location unknown. No date