Wounded Soldiers: Private First Class Arnold Murdock and Staff Sergeant Ralph C. Spence

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20032752

Description

The Broadway-Mulkey Methodist Church is hosting a fundraisers to benefit the Fourth War Loan Drive. Sharing battlefield experiences, left to right, are Private First Class (Pfc.) Arnold Murdock and Staff Sergeant (Sgt.) Ralph C. Spence. Private Murdock (Pfc.) is a member of the famous T 36th Division. He is dressed in a military uniform and walking with the aid of crutches. Sergeant (Sgt.) Spence, of Logan, Ohio, has been hospitalized for more than a year after action in the Southwest Pacific. He is also wearing a military uniform. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, January 17, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-01-15

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-320

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Murdock, Arnold (PFC); Spence, Ralph C. (SSG); Fourth War Loan Drive; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Veterans; War casualties; Crutches; Fund raising; United States Army Infantry Division, 36th; Texas Army; World War, 1939-1945