The USCGC Mayflower sailing in the Atlantic Ocean
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. The USCGC Mayflower (WPE-183) sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo was cut and official caption is incomplete; Official caption on reverse: "From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / U.S. Coast Guard. Coast Guard Cutter Mayflower in War Again. -Of the Spanish-American and First World wars, the Coast - nned MAYFLOWER is on patrol duty again in this war. The -was long famed as a presidential yacht." Atlantic Ocean. 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:
Atlantic Ocean
Latitude:
1.000
Longitude:
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean
Death & burial