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Victor Cooley and unidentified sailor, between 1943 and 1945

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Title	Victor Cooley and unidentified sailor, between 1943 and 1945
Personal name	Cooley, Victor, 1919-2001
Corporate name	Mosley (Destroyer escort) United States. Coast Guard--History--World War, 1939-1945
Topical entry	Military History World War II War Veterans--Tennessee--History--Sources World War, 1939-1945--Photography World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American Destroyer escorts--United States World War, 1939-1945--Mediterranean Region Decks (Ships) Naval warfare--American
Geographic entry	Mediterranean Sea
Description	A photograph of Coast Guard sailor Victor Cooley (left) and an unidentified sailor aboard the destroyer escort, USS Mosley (DE-321), one of several Navy vessels manned by Coast Guard crews during World War II. The Mosley served on patrol in the Mediterranean, primarily in the vicinity of Tunisia and French Morocco. The two men pose casually by a deck gun with an American flag waving in the background. Forms part of the Veterans History project. 1 photograph : b & w : 3.5 x 4.5 in. print.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Cooley, Peggy (Donor)
Date	between 1943 and 1945
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	VHP-WWII-Cooley p41
Relation	Veterans History Project collection, World War II series, Victor Cooley papers
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-VHP-WWII-Cooley p41