American servicemen exiting a landing craft, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. American servicemen preparing to exit a pontoon boat. Caption on reverse: "3280. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' TROOPS LAND ON PONTOON PIER AT KWAJALEIN. Sectional pontoon bridge is towed by a Coast Guard-manned LST into position to serve as a pier on the beach of Kwajalein during the invasion of the Marshall Islands. Here, reinforcements pour from Coast Guard-manned landing craft over the bridge toward the battle lines. These pontoons are used when shallow water blocks the LSTs off-shore. Official caption stamped in blue ink: "In rewriting captions please mention 'Coast Guard.'" Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. Early 1944
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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.
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Kwajalein
Latitude:
9.250
Longitude:
167.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Kwajalein
Pontoon bridges--Kwajalein