{"id":25408,"date":"2024-02-26T15:39:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/from-baseball-to-war-pieces-of-history\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:39:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:39:22","slug":"from-baseball-to-war-pieces-of-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/from-baseball-to-war-pieces-of-history\/","title":{"rendered":"From Baseball to War \u2013 Pieces of History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This Facial Hair Friday photo shows baseball-player-turned-Coast Guardsman Frank L. Lailer sporting a respectable amount of facial hair, albeit not quite as much as some of his bushier-bearded <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/search-within\/199928879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coast Guard colleagues<\/a>. His is just one of the many beards and mustaches featured in a series of Coast Guardsmen at Work in the Records of the U.S. Coast Guard that have been digitized and made available in the National Archives Catalog.<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{\" blog_id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"845\" data-attachment-id=\"36827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/01\/26\/facial-hair-friday-from-baseball-to-war\/026-g-029-039-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?fit=2076%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2076,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;U.S. National Archives&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;P65+&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1494280132&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666694189696&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"026-g-029-039-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Coast Guardsman and professional baseball player Frank L. Lailer, 1944. (National Archives Identifier 205577204)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?fit=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C845&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"36827\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36827 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=830%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C947&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=1246%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=1661%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1661w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C845&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2466&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?w=2055 2055w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-830x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C845&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"845\" data-attachment-id=\"36827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/01\/26\/facial-hair-friday-from-baseball-to-war\/026-g-029-039-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?fit=2076%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2076,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;U.S. National Archives&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;P65+&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1494280132&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666694189696&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"026-g-029-039-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Coast Guardsman and professional baseball player Frank L. Lailer, 1944. (National Archives Identifier 205577204)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?fit=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C845&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"36827\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-830x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C845&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=830%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C947&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=1246%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=1661%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1661w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C845&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2466&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/026-g-029-039-001-scaled.jpg?w=2055 2055w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coast Guardsman and professional baseball player Frank L. Lailer, 1944. (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/id\/205577204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Archives Identifier 205577204<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The photograph was released by the Coast Guard\u2019s Public Relations Division with the title \u201cFrom Baseball to War.\u201d Before it was banned, facial hair was common for Coast Guardsmen, especially those serving in cold climates.<\/p>\n<p>This photo\u2019s caption reads:<\/p>\n<p><em>Before he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard 28 months ago, it was smashing out basehits in professional baseball that gripped the interest of Frank L. Lailer, of 16 Jefferson Ave., Chelsea, Mass. Now a Coast Guard coxswain, complete with the beard that marks the northern ship lane crews, Lailer\u2019s interest is centered on smashing the Axis. He serves aboard a Coast Guard assault transport in the North Atlantic.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Frank Lemuel Lailer was born in 1913 in Everett, Massachusetts. He was named after his father, Frank Lemuel Lailer, a firefighter who died from injuries he sustained on duty when the younger Frank was just 4 years old. He was raised by his mother and stepfather after she remarried.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a young man he worked in a sporting goods store and had a brief career playing baseball. He was working for the Works Progress Administration when he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1941. The above photo even made it into the April 27, 1944, issue of the<em> Boston Daily Globe, <\/em>acknowledging his service<em>.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the war, Lailer was employed as a crane operator back in Chelsea but then moved around a bit before finally settling in Pennsylvania. Frank Lailer died on July 11, 1987, in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, at age 73.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/01\/26\/facial-hair-friday-from-baseball-to-war\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Facial Hair Friday photo shows baseball-player-turned-Coast Guardsman Frank L. 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