British troops in a landing craft
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. British troops riding in landing craft towards a beach during maneuvers in the South Pacific. Caption stamped in pink ink on photo front and photo reverse: "In rewriting captions please mention 'Coast Guard.'" Caption on reverse: "2028. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' REHEARSAL FOR INVASION. Darting for shore in U.S. Coast Guard-manned landing craft, British Empire troops prepare to join Americans in the offensive to clear the Japs from their fortified nests in the South Pacific. They are engaged in amphibious practice operations somewhere in the Pacific." Location unknown. No date
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1942
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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Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--British--Pacific Islands
Ships--American--Pacific Islands