The USS Samuel Chase (APA-26)

Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo, Gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole.
Description: 

Photograph. The USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) off the coast of an island. Official caption on reverse: "3950 / From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official Coast Guard Photo / This U.S. Coast Guard-manned assault transport carries fighting men and vital war materials to the enemy-held invasion shores. Coast Guard-manned transports have participated in many invasion actions all over the world." Location unknown. No date

Image Information

Donor: 
Ms. Mary E. Cole
Accession Number: 
2002.119.002
Date: 
1944
1945
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Unit: 
USS Samuel Chase (APA-26)
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Topical Subjects: 
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean
Collection Level: 
This collection consists of 36 official United States Coast Guard photographs of the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operation. The bulk of the photographs depict scenes from the Normandy invasion.
Geography: 
Atlantic Ocean
Latitude: 
1.000
Longitude: 
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean