Mrs. Nora Denny taking down service flag

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20030240

Description

Mrs. Nora Denny is pictured taking down the gold-starred service flag that symbolized her son, Private First Class Joe C. Denny, reported to have died of pellagra in a Japanese prison camp, after reviving word from the War Department that he is still alive. Mrs. Denny is wearing a dress with a lace collar. The service flag has a star in the center and reads, "Served Our Country."

Archival Date

1943-10-13

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-291

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Denny, Nora (Mrs.); Flags; Gold star mothers; Military personnel; War Department; Prisoners of war; Denny, Joe C. (Pfc.); Pellagra