U.S. Coast Guardsmen practice invasion landings

Photograph of United States Coast Guard servicemen practicing invasion landings on an unidentified South Pacific island, circa 1943.

Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guardsmen practice invasion landing. Landing barges churn the waters off a South Pacific island as U.S. Coast Guardsmen practice invasion landings for offensives against the Japanese. Many of the men are veterans of the American victory on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. 14277-FCG. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."