“This appears to be a sailing yacht that has grounded as evidenced by the trees in the background. My guess is that they are removing furniture and other things to lighten the boat to make it easier to refloat. The amount of ice suggests that this is probably in Alaskan waters. The Coast Guard used civillian yachts during WWII as patrol vessels. This is probably one of them as the decks and upperworks have been painted either dark gray or blue. Judging from the beam of the boat, I would hazard a guess of approximately 75 feet but may be a little smaller. The second picture also shows what appears to be a large hose going down the hatch and is probably pumping out water. The uniforms and foul weather gear are from the WWII era. That is evidenced by the “blue” dixie cup hats. They were normally white but were dyed blue during the war so as to be less conspicuous. The first photo shows the middle man with the dixie cup hat pulled down over his ears ala “Gilligan” from Gilligan’s Island. The second picture shows the man on the left wearing the hat as it would normally be worn.The man in the first picture on the right is an officer as evidenced by the gold braid on his cap. Given his apparent older age, he is probably a warrant officer. Hope this helps, Uncle Steve”