US Coast Guard transporting wounded, France, 1944

Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo, Gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole.
Description: 

Photograph. American servicemen aboard an assault transport lowering wounded men into a United States Coast Guard cutter. Official caption on reverse: "2346 / From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official Coast Guard Photo / Coast Guard 'Sub Busters' Rescue Survivors' / One of the sturdy little 83-foot Coast Guard cutters, formerly dubbed 'sub busters' for thier work in the North Atlantic, pulls alongside a Coast Guard assault transport off the coast of France to transfer survivors for medical attention. This sub buster, named 'Miss Fury' by her crew, and her sister ships have rescued many hundreds during the European invasion, receiving the plaudits of the war correspondents. / In rewriting caption, please mention 'Coast Guard.'" France. 1944

Image Information

Donor: 
Ms. Mary E. Cole
Accession Number: 
2002.119.012
Date: 
1944
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
European Theater of Operations (ETO)
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Ships--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Allied--France
Collection Level: 
This collection consists of 36 official United States Coast Guard photographs of the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operation. The bulk of the photographs depict scenes from the Normandy invasion.
Geography: 
English Channel
Latitude: 
50.000
Longitude: 
-1.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Ships--American--France
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Allied--France