The body of a Coast Guard Seaman at a battle station in the Mediterranean, 3 May 1944
Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, Gift of Stacy Hutchinson, from the Collections of the National WWII Museum
Description:
The body of a Coast Guard Seaman who died at his battle station aboard the USS Menges (DE-320), torpedoed by a Nazi submarine. Similiar to 2000.325.028. "2506." "U.S. Coast Guard Official Picture, 3rd Naval District." Mediterranean Sea, 3 May 1944.
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05/03/1944
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Collection Level:
Collection of U.S. Official Coast Guard images.
Geography:
Mediterranean Sea
Latitude:
31.500
Longitude:
30.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Dead persons--Mediterranean
War casualties--Mediterranean