Marines awaiting invasion orders, Marshall Islands
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Marines in full gear waiting on a ship deck for orders to go ashore.. Official caption on reverse: "3514. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' D-DAY DAWNS IN THE MARSHALLS. Aboard a Coast Guard-manned transport Marines line the rail and peer toward a Marshall Island beach which they will storm after the shelling by fleet battle units softens the enemy's installations. Marshall Islands. No date
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1943
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:
Marshall Islands
Latitude:
11.000
Longitude:
168.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Marshall Islands
Beaches--Marshall Islands