Servicemen playing cards in a troop quarters
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. A group of servicemen playing cards on the floor of a troop quarters; others observe while lying in bunks or standing. Caption on reverse: "3327. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' GRAND STAND SEATS FOR THE BIG GAME. Soldiers aboard a Coast Guard-manned assault transport jam into the troop quarters in No. 1 hold for the nightly card game. The players squat on the deck surrounded by kibitzers many of whom squeeze into ringside seats in the four tiers of bunks." Location unknown. 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.
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Card games
Soldiers--Japanese--Marshall Islands