Coast Guardsman on lookout
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. A Coast Guardsman wearing binoculars looks across the water. Official caption on reverse: "3207. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Watching-- Ever Watching-- Skyward. A youthful Coast Guardsman, standing lookout aboard an assault transport in the hazardous North Atlantic, scans the skies against surprise attacks by German bombers. Safety of these U.S. Coast Guard-manned transports depends upon the unbroken vigilance of the lookouts." 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.
Geography:
Atlantic Ocean
Latitude:
1.000
Longitude:
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean
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