But you don't have to come back
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But you don't have to come back
1944
Gelatin silver print
24.0 x 19.4 cm.
Museum accession
Inscriptions verso (printed caption): 2300
From: Public Relations Division U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D.C.
(One of the ten best Coast Guard Photos
of 1944)
"--But you dont have to come back"
A Coast Guardsman is killed at his battle station. His ship blasted by enemy fire, this twisted lifeless body symbolizes the sacrifice that American youth is making for Europe's liberation - An American youth thousands of miles from his home. Dying at his post, this boy represents the blunt expression of a Coast Guardsman's duty...
(in grease pencil): 9
From: Public Relations Division U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D.C.
(One of the ten best Coast Guard Photos
of 1944)
"--But you dont have to come back"
A Coast Guardsman is killed at his battle station. His ship blasted by enemy fire, this twisted lifeless body symbolizes the sacrifice that American youth is making for Europe's liberation - An American youth thousands of miles from his home. Dying at his post, this boy represents the blunt expression of a Coast Guardsman's duty...
(in grease pencil): 9
