Army Day Maneuvers: Private Robert D. Pressley

Creator

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Identifier

20053247

Description

Army Day Celebration. Private (Pvt.) Robert D. Pressley, on kitchen police in Company H, 155th Infantry, was making a big hole in the ton of potatoes brought from Camp Bowie. He peels them so fast his company calls him Spud. Private Pressley is wearing a chef's hat and white uniform. He is holding a vegetable peeler in his right hand and reaching for another potato with the other. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, April 5, 1942.

Archival Date

1942-04-04

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1480

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Pressley, Robert D. (PVT); Military personnel; Military service; United States. Army; Company H; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 155th.; Celebrations; Kitchens; Kitchen Police; Potatoes; Peelers; Spud; Nicknames; Uniforms; Cooks; Armed Forces Day