Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Wordless Wednesday: Men of the Eastwind #9

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 African-American sailors 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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4 comments:

  1. Interesting pose with the pipes in mouth and hand in jackets!

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    1. A cross between Popeye and Napoleon, don't you think?

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  2. The sun appears to be quite bright here, and I wonder do they have really deep tans on their faces? Or perhaps it's just the lighting?

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    1. Umm, I don't think it's a tan or lighting. I was surprised to see African-Americans on the ship too.

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