Major Sam Palmer Junior

Creator

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Identifier

20032714

Description

Major Sam Palmer Junior is a five-plane ace in the Army Air Force. He is visiting his mother, Mrs. Sam Palmer Senior, in Fort Worth, Texas. Major Palmer spent seven-months of combat flying alongside General Clair Chennault, commander of the U. S. Army Air Forces in China, 1942-1945. Major Palmer is shown standing in front of patterned drapes, wearing an Army Air Force uniform. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, January 3, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-01-13

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-319

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Palmer, Sam, Jr. (Maj); Chennault, Claire Lee (Maj Gen); United States. Army Air Forces; Military officers; Military uniforms; Campaigns & battles; World War, 1939-1945; Draperies