Burly, Bronzed, And Bearded. There isn't a Coast Guardsman afloat in the Pacific who doesn't think his ship is the best--and that goes for everything aboard her, including the beards. The men aboard this Coast Guard-manned invasion supply ship, which took part in the Okinawa assault, have selected these husky, hirsute Coast Guardsmen as typical of their superior chin-whiskered crew. Left to right, the spinach wearers are: Gilbert L. Wright, Boatswain's Mate, First Class, Detroit; Stephen Gracin, Boatswain's Mate, First Class, Binghamton, ; L. H. Esslin, Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class,
Burly, Bronzed, And Bearded. There isn't a Coast Guardsman afloat in the Pacific who doesn't think his ship is the best--and that goes for everything aboard her, including the beards. The men aboard this Coast Guard-manned invasion supply ship, which took part in the Okinawa assault, have selected these husky, hirsute Coast Guardsmen as typical of their superior chin-whiskered crew. Left to right, the spinach wearers are: Gilbert L. Wright, Boatswain's Mate, First Class, Detroit; Stephen Gracin, Boatswain's Mate, First Class, Binghamton, ; L. H. Esslin, Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class, Detroit; Kermit A. Hanson, Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class, Grand Forks, ; and John Enderle, Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class, Detroit.
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Keywords: 17-a2-218, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg
