Coast Guardsman standing watch in the North Atlantic
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. A Coast Guardsman in winter gear holding a radio while observing the North Atlantic. Official caption on reverse: "3114. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / OFFICIAL COAST GUARD PHOTO. Tankers Move East. American tankers are vigilantly shielded by U.S. Coast Guard fighting craft as they carry their cargoes of oil and gasoline over the North Atlantic to the Allied fighting fronts. Here, a tanker gun watch reports by telephone to the bridge as the procession of supply ships moves through waters once infested by enemy submarines." 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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