Downed Navy seaplane being hoisted out of the Pacific Ocean
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Downed Navy seaplane being hoisted out of the Pacific Ocean and aboard a Coast Guard transport ship. Official Caption on reverse: "3354. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' COAST GUARD GIVES NAVY SEAPLANE A LIFT. Forced down at sea somehwere in the Pacific, a Navy seaplane is hoisted aboard a Coast Guard-manned assault transport. The unfortunate craft first was towed alongside by a crew in one of the transport's small boats." Caption stamped in blue ink: "In rewriting captions please mention 'Coast Guard.'" Pacific 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:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Pacific Ocean
Aircraft accidents--Pacific Ocean