Coast Guardsman talking to wounded German prisoners, 1943
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Coast Guardsman talking to two wounded German prisoners aboard a ship. Caption on reverse: "2046. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo. COAST GUARDSMAN TALKS IT OVER WITH PRISONERS. Somewhere in the Mediterranean, Coast Guardsmen Earl Sauter talks to a wistful pair of young German prisoners aboard a Coast Guard manned transport enroute to a North African port. The Germans were captured in the fighting around Salerno. Coast Guardsman Sauter is a Chief Pharmacist's Mate. His home is at 1543A South Seventh Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Mediterranean Sea. 1943
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Date:
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:
Mediterranean Sea
Latitude:
31.500
Longitude:
30.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Mediterranean Sea
Prisoners of war--German--Mediterranean Sea