Coast Guard Auxiliary. Guardians of inland waters. Designated by the initials of the Coast Guard Reserves, these cabin cruisers have been made available to the government for the duration by their owners. A temporary reservist serves as helmsman for each of the boats while regular Coast Guardsmen man the gun during practice firing

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 32, frame 1736.