Coast Guardsmen eating in a mess hall aboard a ship
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Three Coast Guardsmen eating in a mess hall aboard a ship somewhere. Caption on reverse: "3334. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' WHAT'S FARE FOR OFFICERS IS FARE FOR ENLISTED MEN. Officers and enlisted men eat the same chow aboard Coast Guard fighting craft on the North Atlantic patrol. Fresh beets headline the dinner menu as Coast Guard Ensign Eldris A. Thams, bearded, at left, of Colfax, La. passes the bowl to Signalman First Class William A. Adams, right, of Skellytown, Texas." 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
Military officers--American--Atlantic Ocean
United States--Armed Forces--African Americans--Atlantic Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans--Atlantic Ocean