Marines receiving haircuts on the deck of a Coast Guard cutter, Pacific Ocean
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Marines receiving haircuts on the deck of a Coast Guard cutter; a large group waits in the background. Caption on reverse: "3160. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo. IGNORING SAMSON IN THE PACIFIC. Ignoring the example of Samson, who lost his strength with his hair, U.S. Marines while away the hours aboard a Coast Guard manned combat transport en route to invade Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, by getting haircuts. Coast Guardsmen and fellow Marines found plenty of opportunity for humor in the foredeck barber shop." Pacific Ocean. No date
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1943
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:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Hairdressing--Pacific Ocean
Soldiers--Japanese--Marshall Islands