Mrs. Beatrice Pena Johnson

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20055224

Description

Mrs. Beatrice Pena Johnson shown standing in front of a blank wall, wearing a plaid dress. Her children, Joseph John Johnson Junior, 7, and Henry Clayton Johnson, 4, were adopted in court proceedings in Waco, Texas, by Master Sergeant and Mrs. Jack Sorem so that Mrs. Johnson could join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W. A. A. C.).

Archival Date

1943-05-12

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1737

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Dresses; Pena Johnson, Beatrice (Mrs.); Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W. A. A. C.); Johnson, Joseph John, Jr.; Johnson, Henry Clayton; Sorem, Jack (M/Sgt.); Sorem, Jack (Mrs.); Adoption