Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Wordless Wednesday: Men of the Eastwind #4

Wordless Wednesday is a daily prompt at Geneabloggers that asks family historians to create a post in which the main focus is a photograph or image.

Unknown sailor on USCGC Eastwind 1946 or 47  http://jollettetc.blogspot.com


When my dad was stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Eastwind in 1946-47, he took pictures of his shipmates during tours to Thule, Greenland but didn’t provide names.  Maybe the family of these sailors will find my blog and share their story.



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8 comments:

  1. Another great picture from time gone by. Neat that you are sharing them in hopes that someone will recognize and respond.

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    1. I like that my dad took individual photos, not just action shots.

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  2. Wendy, good luck connecting the photos and the families. I'm sure you'll let us know if you make a connection.

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  3. Oh, you know someone would love to find that photo! Too bad no names...

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    1. I hope someone will look. I have even tweeted but maybe I don't have the right hash tags.

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  4. You might want to try http://eastwindassoc.org/ which is the "alumni" site for the USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279).

    What a story! That ship did some really interesting work!

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    1. Thanks Iggy. I contacted the webmaster when I did a story about the ship last year but never heard back. I wonder how active the site is. But I looked at it again at your suggestion and I will try again since I have photos to offer if they are interested.

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