Six Coast Guardsman climb over the side of their boat during a fight against Nazi troops in Greenland. 1941-45

Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. Photograph of an illustration ofSix Coast Guardsman climb over the side of their boat during a fight against Nazi troops in Greenland. (Photo was cropped so Official caption is incomplete).Official caption on reverse: "From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Official U.S. Coast Guard. Coast Guard Commandos of Greenland Patrol go over the si- of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter to attack German forces in Gr- land. Coast Guardsmen in foreground wear regulation Arctic cl- except for steel helmets. Sailors in foreground receive special training in Arctic Landing operations prior to start of exped- and conduct operations against enemy north of the Arctic Circ- Landing operations under cover of darkness were impossible be- of perpetual daylight at this season of the year. Temperature generally below freezing except in the late forenoon and early afternoon. Coast Guardsmen landed with and supported United St- troops. (This sketch was made by Coast Guard Combat Artist No- Thomas in Greenland.)." A circled "3" drawn in pencil on photo reverse. No date

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Donor: 
Mrs. Kathleen M. Scanlan
Accession Number: 
2015.063.020
Date: 
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: 
Grønland
Latitude: 
72.000
Longitude: 
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Prisoners of war--German
Death & burial