Coast Guardsmen operating radio equipment in tent
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. Two Coast Guardsmen operating radio equipment in a tent. Caption on reverse: "2023. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' CONTACT--SHIP TO SHORE. Somewhere in the South Pacific, Coast Guardsmen tune in on their portable set-up on the beach to establish radio contact with their ship standing off shore. Communication units go through their paces in invasion maneuvers so they will be 'on the beam' for the real thing. They are: Coast Guardsman Albert Irjud (left) of St. Louis, Missouri, and Coast Guardsman Bruno Ackerman of New York City." Location unknown. No date
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1943
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.
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Pacific Islands
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Radio broadcasting--Pacific Islands
Ships--American--Pacific Islands