Coast Guardsman handing out life vests to Marines in the South Pacific
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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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
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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:
Safety--Pacific Islands
Soldiers--Japanese--Marshall Islands