Coast Guardsman patroling for U-boats in the North Atlantic
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. A uniformed Coast Guardsman looking through binoculars at a nearby ship in the North Atlantic. Official caption on reverse: "3350. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Credit Line Must Read 'Official Coast Guard Photo.' Through Waters Purged of Torpedo Perils. Shielded by U.S. Coast Guard combat cutters, an American convoy steams over the North Atlantic ship lanes toward the European war zone. Coast Guardsmen still keep unceasing watch for U-Boat periscopes, although the earlier menace of wolf pack ambushes has been reduced to a minimum." Atlantic Ocean. 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:
Atlantic Ocean
Latitude:
1.000
Longitude:
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean
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