Coast Guardsmen observing a depth charge explosion, North Atlantic
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Coast Guardsmen observing a depth charge explosion on the deck of a cutter. Official caption on reverse: "3147. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Exploding the Depths. Somewhere in the Atlantic U.S. Coast Guardsmen watch the explosion of a depth charge, hope to see a telltale sign of the success of their vigilance. The Coast Guard cutter is on convoy patrol, shielding the merchant ships from U-Boats." Atlantic Ocean. 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
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean