GM2 William Wells aboard USCGC Point Glover
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Title
GM2 William Wells aboard USCGC Point Glover
Subject
Coast Guard Gunners Mate Second Class William Wells II on Coast Guard Cutter Point Glover manning one of the M2HB mounts.
Description
Coast Guard Gunner's Mate Second Class William "Bill" Wells, II, mans the forward M2HB "piggyback" gun of CGC POINT GLOVER for a Navy photographer during the turnover of the cutter to the South Vietnamese Navy in the fall of 1969 in DaNang, South Vietnam. Bill Wells later retired after a distinguished career with the Coast Guard as a GMCM and is a noted historian of the Coast Guard and the Revenue Cutter Service.
Creator
USN & GMCM William R. Wells, II, USCG (Ret.)
Source
Vietnam War Image Gallery, United States Coast Guard
Publisher
WCU, Vietnam Digital Oral Histories, Spring and Fall 2022
Date
1969
Contributor
Brenden C. Malloy
Rights
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Format
JPG
Type
Still Image
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photo
Files
Citation
USN & GMCM William R. Wells, II, USCG (Ret.), “GM2 William Wells aboard USCGC Point Glover,” WCU Vietnam War Oral History Project, accessed November 18, 2024, https://nunncenter.net/wcu-vietnam-war/items/show/126.