Saint Patrick's Catholic Church

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20039960

Description

Saint Patrick's Catholic Church dedicated a service flag with 300 stars. The stars represent each member of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in the service. Carrying the flag down the aisle to Monsignor Joseph G. O'Donohoe are, left to right, Corporal Jack De Falco, Private Sam Tyrrell, and Private Eugene Deoto. Corporal De Falco is from Camp Wolters, Texas. Private Tyrrell is from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Private Deoto is from Tarrant Field, Texas. The men are dressed in their military uniforms. Parishioners are standing in front of their pews. There is an alter boy at the front of the church and nuns in the background.

Archival Date

1942-10-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-973

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

DeFalco, Jack (Corp.); Tyrell, Sam (Pvt.); Deoto, Eugene (Pvt.); O'Donohoe, Joseph G. (Msgt.); Military uniforms; Service Flag; Churches; Military service; Pews; Nuns; Crowds; Saint Patrick's Catholic Church