Sergeant Richard L. Elliott

Creator

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Identifier

20034789

Description

Copy of a portrait photograph of Sergeant Richard L. Elliott, who was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart for gallantry in action on March 16, 1944. He was leading a small group of volunteers on the Manus Island when he was wounded during an assault on enemy positions. Sergeant Elliot is a native of Turkey, Texas. He is married to the former Miss Inez Titus. Sergeant Elliot is pictured wearing his military uniform.

Archival Date

1944-07-10

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-608

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Elliott, Richard L. (Sgt.); Purple Heart; Silver Star; Military officers; Military decorations; Portrait photographs