Naval Operating Base LUNGA - US Coast Guard at Guadalcanal

[spence]

http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/Gu ... 0-2011.pdf

Some rare photos embedded in the article

[Empire101]

Fascinating. Some rare photos I've never seen before too.

Thanks for sharing.[:)]

[helldiver]

TNX, Spence. You bring good, specific stuff to this table.

Regards.
Helldiver

[dr.hal]

Thanks Spence, I appreciate it. The president of the university where I work is a retired coast Guard Rear Admiral. I sent the PDF to him.... Thanks again. Hal

[spence]

I found it of note that the 7th Transport Group was formed and started practicing together and with the Marines before PH.

[m10bob]

My dad-in law was a Coastie from that war..He told me the Navy had a joke about the Coast Guard:..Why were all Coast Guardsmen tall?...So if their ship was sunk, they could walk to the shoreline...

[rjopel]

ORIGINAL: m10bob

My dad-in law was a Coastie from that war..He told me the Navy had a joke about the Coast Guard:..Why were all Coast Guardsmen tall?...So if their ship was sunk, they could walk to the shoreline...

Joke still in use today.

[spence]

Yeah, yeah, yeah...Puddle Pirates etc

[mikkey]

Nice article, thanks for sharing Spence.