Marine boarding a combat transport ship in the South Pacific
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Marine carrying his sea bag boards a combat transport ship. Caption on reverse: "2088. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo. IT'S A NARROW SQUEEZE. 'It's a narrow squeeze, Mate, but you'll make it," a U.S. Coast Guardsman tells the Marine as he comes aboard a Coast Guard manned combat transport in a South Pacific port. The transport is headed for a war front." Location unknown. No date
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Date:
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:
Marshall Islands
Latitude:
11.000
Longitude:
168.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Pacific Islands
Transport ships--American