Seattle shipyard 1942-3, ship ID: CGR 2469

Dad might have bought this print in the USCG Museum in Seattle, Washington. Or, perhaps in the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon in the early 2000s. The ship's ID number is CGR 2469. CGR is the acronym for Coast Guard Regulation. He was in the Coast Guard from 1942-1945. Shipped out in '42 from Seattle to Manila, Philippines. When he returned in '44 he was based in Astoria, Oregon, where the USCG was guarding the Northern Pacific coast from Japanese submarines. He told me they could occasionally hear them as they tried to get up the Columbia River.

Back of photo print (approx. 8" x 10"):

Distinctive Photography
Photograph No. >17136
Ray Krantz
Photographic Illustrations
3300 West 77th St. Seattle, 7, Washington
Telephone HEmlock 7400