Sleeping servicemen in bunks aboard ship
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. Two soldiers sleeping in aboard ship. Official caption on reverse: "3320. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' LIGHTS OUT. Aboard a Coast Guard-manned assault transport steaming toward the combat zones, two soldiers 'hit the sack' and are swept off to slumber. Note their helmets, guns and packs are slung within reach. Note also their bunks hardly qualify as 'beauty rests.'" Location unknown. 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.
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