American soldiers cross ice floes as they search for German strongholds. Greenland. 1941-45
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Photograph of an illustration of American soldiers crossing ice floes as they search for German strongholds in Greenland. Official caption on reverse: "From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official U. S. Coast Guard. United States Army and Coast Guard Commandos of the Greenland Patrol advance toward shore past field of pack ice and bergs to investigate area reported by United States Coast Guard Cutter's reconnaissance plans as suspicious. Approach to shore other than across foes of store ice (Polar Pack ice) was impossible. Crossing ice is dangerous work as sudden wind will cause pack to shift. (Sketched by Coast Guard Combat Artist Norman Thomas in Greenland.)." No date
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1941
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:
Grønland
Latitude:
72.000
Longitude:
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ice floes--Greenland
Military camps--German