Jittery Photographer "Shoots" First Coast Guardsman In Japan. A Coast Guard Combat Photographer who snapped pin-sharp pictures during the thunder of battle on many Pacific beach-heads was overcome with excitement when he saw a shipmate jump ashore to gain the distinction of being the first Coast Guardsman in Japan. His shaking camera caught Seaman First Class Gene L. Lorendo of Gilbert, Minn., as he directed the beaching of a Coast Guard-manned LST which delivered Seabees to the Yokosuka Naval Base. The Big Tank Landing Ship, a veteran of the Okinawa and Iwo Jima invasions, was among the first
Jittery Photographer "Shoots" First Coast Guardsman In Japan. A Coast Guard Combat Photographer who snapped pin-sharp pictures during the thunder of battle on many Pacific beach-heads was overcome with excitement when he saw a shipmate jump ashore to gain the distinction of being the first Coast Guardsman in Japan. His shaking camera caught Seaman First Class Gene L. Lorendo of Gilbert, Minn., as he directed the beaching of a Coast Guard-manned LST which delivered Seabees to the Yokosuka Naval Base. The Big Tank Landing Ship, a veteran of the Okinawa and Iwo Jima invasions, was among the first cargo-bearing vessels to reach Japan.
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Photo credit: © NB/USC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 17-a2-199, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg
