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Identifier
20031568
Description
S. L. Barron, 38, ship's cook, first class, and Joe Cottle, 18, of Cleburne, fireman first class.Two men in sailors dress uniform in front of the photo wall at the Star-Telegram. Both have on the white sailor's hat and tie. Barron has something in his pocket and a thin ribbon decoration above his breast pocket. Cottle also has something in his breast pocket mostly out of view, and the top end of a hair comb poking out.Clipping:"2 Sailors, Who Signed Up Here, Meet After Sea DutyTwo sailors who enlisted in the Navy at the Fort Worth recruiting station met Monday when they were both on leave after convoy duty, and went by the recruiting station to look up their friends.S. L. Barron, 38 of Fort Worth, ship's cook first class, has spent the last 19 months in the Atlantic, while Joe Cottle, 18, of Cleburne, fireman first class, spent five months in the South Pacific.Barron, whose wife and 16-year-old son, Billy, are making their home with her mother, Mrs. J. L. Womack, 1516 Latham, saw action in the North African area and was at Casablanca. He has been in the Navy 23 months and will report to Chief Commissary Stewards School at Jacksonville, Fla., when his leave ends.Cottle, a sailor for eight months, and son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cottle of Cleburne, reports to Los Angeles for sea duty. Both received their training at San Diego, Cal."Stamped: Star-Telegram Morn. Nov. 16, 1943
Archival Date
1943-11-15
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-296
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Sailors; United States. Navy; Cooks; Firemen; Firefighters
Names
Barron, S. L.; Cottle, Joe
Subjects
Sailors; United States. Navy; Cooks; Firemen; Firefighters