Coast Guardsmen sorting 5" gun shells, Atlantic Ocean
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. COast Guardsmen sorting 5" gun shells in the hold of a Coast Guard cutter. Official caption on reverse: "3107. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Coast Guardsmen Pack Pills for Axis. There'll be sore arms in the fo'c'sle tonight as Coast Guardsmen store headache pills for the Axis in the hold of the Coast Guard cutter. Shells are for five inch guns." 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:
Shells (Ammunition)--Atlantic Ocean
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean