Photo of Coast Guard Lt. Herbert E. Schwalbe in uniform with binoculars hanging around his neck

Photo of Coast Guard Lt. Herbert E. Schwalbe in uniform with binoculars hanging around his neck

WWII
World War II
U. S. Coast Guard
Decatur, IL.

Herald and Review Library: Schwalbe, Lt. Herbert E.; Article on back of photo; "From Public Relations Division, U. S. Coast Guard, Washington, D. C., Decatur Coast Guard Lieutenant on Pacific Invasion Duty; Coast Guard Lieutenant Herbert E. Schwalbe, husband of Mrs. Anne Schwalbe, of 380 S .17th St., Decatur, IL., is on Coast Guard-manned LST duty in the South Pacific. he acts as LST Group Supply and Disbursing officer. A veteran of 18 years service, Lieutenant Schwalbe was stationed in the American and European theaters and did convoy and escort duty in the Mediterranean sea. He has a boy, Stuart, aged 10 and a girl, Linda, aged 4."

Official Coast Guard Photo

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Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

12/29/1944

Decatur Herald and Review

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600 dpi

English

photograph

AF626

World War II

photograph

8 x 10"