Coast Guardsmen unloading supplies in the Enewetak Atoll, 1944
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Coast Guardsmen unloading supplies on to beach in the Enewetak Atoll; several landing crafts are in the background. Caption on reverse: "3365. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' INVASION ARMADA SWARMS UPON ENIWETOK. Coast Guardsmen shuttle landing craft back and forth from the anchorage to the beach of Eniwetok Atoll, bringing in fighters and supplies, carrying back the wounded. On the beach supply dumps swiftly pile up." Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. 1944
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Date:
1944
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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:
Enewetak
Latitude:
11.583
Longitude:
162.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Transport ships--American--Enewetak
Landing craft--American--Enewetak