Marine Corps tank exiting a Coast Guard ship in the South Pacific, 1944
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. A manned Marine Corps tank exiting a Coast Guard ship in the South Pacific. Official caption on reverse: "3318. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' THE COAST GUARD LANDS 'EM. Poised aboard a Coast Guard-manned landing craft, a Marine Corps tank is ready to roll down the ramp into action against Japs holding fortified positions in the Marshall Islands. Expert Coast Guard coxswains and boat crews run these amphibious taxis to the enemy beaches in South Pacific invasion operations." Location unknown. 1944
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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.
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Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Pacific Islands
Tanks (Military science)--American--Pacific Islands