Coast Guardsman reading in a pile of sea bags, Makin Atoll, 1943
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. A Coast Guardsman reading while nestled amongst sea bags during the invasion of Makin. Official caption on reverse: "3007. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo. INVADERS' BAGGAGE. Bags of soldiers invading Makin are piled up on the deck of a Coast Guard manned combat transport ready to be taken ashore. They make a comfortable couch for a half hidden Coast Guardsman as he snatches a few moments of reading. The Coast Guard transport operated as part of a Navy task force during the invasion." Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati. 1943
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1943
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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:
Butaritari
Latitude:
3.167
Longitude:
172.750
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Ships--American--Butaritari
Ships--American--Pacific Ocean