In Philippines Invasion

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Original caption: Coast Guard Captain Charles Dean, USCG, of Pascagoula, Miss., pins Purple Heart on a Navy crew member, Nelson Wilcox, seaman first class, of Detroit, Mich. Wilcox was wounded in assault on Saipan. He also saw action in the Gilbert, Marshall, and Mariannas invasions. The award was made aboard the Coast Guard manned invasion tran...

Display date:

1939-01-01/1967-12-31

Format:

image

Collections:

Digital Public Library of America

Contributors:

National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

Content partner:

National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

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