Photograph of Coast Guard Gunners Aboard Landing Ship. COAST GUARD LST BAGS THREE JAP PLANES. Gunners of a Coast Guard-manned LST (Landing Ship, Tanks) shot down three Japanese bombers in a recent battle off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, and they are justly proud of their marksmanship. They call their LST the "Little Joe," in honor of a Coast Guard shipmate who was killed in that battle. Left to right; they are: Cleo Kidd, Seaman First Class, of Perkins, Oklahoma; Kenneth Gundling, Radioman Second Class, of West New York, ; Julio Pascuito, Moto Machinist's Mate, Second Class, of Hyde Park,
Photograph of Coast Guard Gunners Aboard Landing Ship. COAST GUARD LST BAGS THREE JAP PLANES. Gunners of a Coast Guard-manned LST (Landing Ship, Tanks) shot down three Japanese bombers in a recent battle off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, and they are justly proud of their marksmanship. They call their LST the "Little Joe," in honor of a Coast Guard shipmate who was killed in that battle. Left to right; they are: Cleo Kidd, Seaman First Class, of Perkins, Oklahoma; Kenneth Gundling, Radioman Second Class, of West New York, ; Julio Pascuito, Moto Machinist's Mate, Second Class, of Hyde Park, Mass.; and John Langston, Fireman First Class, of Newport, Arkansas.
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Keywords: 17-a2-199, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg
