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#MuseumMonday These three photos show Coast Guardsman in St. Augustine, Florida during World War II. See more photos of this time period and learn about WWII history in an exhibit located in the former Coast Guard Barracks at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. Hours are 9 AM-6 PM seven days a week. 📸PHOTO 1: Preliminary dry land training for the U. S. Coast Guard crews on the Monomoy type surfboat at the St. Augustine Ponce Training Center, circa 1943. 📸PHOTO 2: An off-duty Coast Guardsman at the St. Augustine Lighthouse posing for a snapshot on the steps of the Keepers’ House, circa 1944. 📸PHOTO 3: A pair of Coast Guardsmen, stationed at the at the St. Augustine Lighthouse for WWII coastal watch service, display the day’s catch on the Atlantic shore of Anastasia Island. This image is an enlargement of a 1940s personal snapshot courtesy of the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum, Collections Division. #staugustinelighthouse #museum #maritimemuseum #WWI...

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