Coast Guardsmen performing battle drills
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Eight Coast Guardsmen man a large artillery gun at the bow of a ship. Official caption on reverse: "718432. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Battle Drill. Somewhere at Sea -- U.S. Coast Guardsmen man the forward gun on the bow of a Coast Guard ship during battle drill somewhere in the Atlantic. A Coast Guard officer shouts directions to the bridge while the crew blasts away at an imaginary submarine. The Coast Guard's anti-submarine patrol keep the sea lanes open for vital shipping of men and material, needed in the war zones." A circled "3" is notated in pencil. 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