WWII Pictorial Record of USCG Temporary Reserve Division 5A 1st Naval District, Boston
- SKU:
- cgb30005a
Description
This is a hardcover copy of "Reminiscences of Your "Hitch" in the United States Coast Guard During World War II", a pictorial record of the United States Coast Guard Temporary Reserve activities in Division 5A, First Naval District, Boston, Massachusetts. The book has many group photos of the reservists and a cool aerial shot of the Army Base in Boston.
VINTAGE:Published December 1946 (post-World War II).
SIZE:96 pages; approximately 9-3/16" in height and 11-5/8" in width.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Embossed cloth-bound cover, glossy paper.
ATTACHMENT:Glued binding.
MARKINGS:"William Richard Stack" written on one page; Published in Boston, Massachusetts December 1946 Copyright 1946 by Division SA Committee.
ITEM NOTES:This is from a United States Coast Guard pictorial history collection that we will be listing more of over the next few months. LHEX10/13
CONDITION:7 (Very Fine): The book has a small mark on the cover and some light wear at the corners; one small rip along the edge of one page and one part of a photograph of Commandant Waesche has been scratched at.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.