Wounded soldiers being transported from a landing craft to a ship, Marshall Islands
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Two wounded soldiers being lifted out of a landing craft by rope from a ship. Caption on reverse: "3304. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' COAST GUARD SEA AMBULANCES BRING OUT THE WOUNDED. American fighters wounded in the first assaults upon the Marshall Island beaches are transferred by Coast Guard-manned landing craft to transports lying off-shore. The wounded rest in stretchers, ready to be hoisted aboard the mother ships for hospitalization. Meanwhile, Coast Guard pharmacist's mates stand by to give first aid treatment." Marshall Islands. No date
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Date:
1943
1944
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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:
Landing craft--American--Marshall Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Marshall Islands