"Two enlisted men of the ill-fated U.S. Navy aircraft carrier LISCOME BAY, torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Gilbert Islands, are buried at sea from the deck of a Coast Guard-manned assault transport. November 1943." |
"Group of CBs acting as stretcher bearers for the 7th Marines, Peleliu." |
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"Standing in the grassy sod bordering row upon row of white crosses in an American cemetery, two dungaree-clad Coast Guardsmen pay silent homage to the memory of a fellow Coast Guardsman who lost his life in action in the Ryukyu Islands. Benrud, ca. 1945." |
"Leading petty officers of one of the Navy's new Logistics Support Companies. This company is undergoing training by Service Force Advance Base Section at a station on Oahu Island prior to their departure for duty in a combat area. Left to right, front row: Boatswain Mate Second Class James W. Chase and Coxswain John D. Perry. Left to right, back row: Coxswains Raymond C. Valutz, Elmer Williams, Darrel M. Beech, and Jimmie Cook." |
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