Coast Guardsmen scanning a shoreline, Cape Gloucester
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. Coast Guardsmen on an armed LST scanning the shoreline for enemy fighters. Official caption on reverse: "3069. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official Coast Guard Photo. 'COBINA'S' READY AT CAPE GLOUCESTER. U.S. Coast Guard gunners aboard an LST (Landing Ship, Tanks) stand by their gun, dubbed 'Cobina', ready to follow the injunction painted on the gun shield to 'lead 'em' at the first sign of Japanese activity on the jungle-edged beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Coast Guard and Navy manned LSTs participated in the invasion." Caption in blue pencil: a circled "1." Cape Gloucester, New Britain. No date
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1943
1944
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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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Gloucester, Cape
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--New Britain
Soldiers--American--New Britain