Marine returning to a Coast Guard ship, Enewetak Atoll, 1944
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Marine covered in dirt being assisted onto a Coast Guard ship. Caption on reverse: "3394. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' BACK FROM HELL. Back to a Coast Guard-manned assault transport comes this Marine after two days and nights of Hell on the beach of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. His face is grimey with coral dust but the light of battle stays in his eyes." Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. 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.
Geography:
Enewetak
Latitude:
11.583
Longitude:
162.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Enewetak
Military life--Enewetak