Coast Guardsman using a sextant
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. A Coast Guardsman taking his ship's position with a sextant. Caption on reverse: "2061. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. A SHOT AT THE SUN. Coast Guard Lieut. (j.g.) J. P. Gilhooley, of Philadelphia, Pa., a veteran of 24 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, is navigating officer of a Coast Guard cutter on convoy duty in the North Atlantic. His hat back side forward, he takes the craft's position with a sextant shot at the sun." 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
Military officers--American--New York