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Coast Guardsman Jack Dempsey
"DEMPSEY IS STILL THE CHAMP TO THESE FIGHTING MEN [--] Aboard a Coast Guard-manned troop transport ferrying fighting men to the European war theatre, Coast Guard Commander Jack Dempsey (center) is besieged by a rugged bunch of autograph seekers. The former world's heavyweight champion, making the overseas voyage, readily obliged." CG Photo No. 2846; no date. From CG Historian's Office Special Collections, Leonard Webb collection.

Photo by: USCG Historian's Office |  VIRIN: 220211-G-G0000-016.JPG