Sergeant Lawrence G. Priest

Creator

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Identifier

20035441

Description

A copy of the military portrait photograph of Sergeant Lawrence G. Priest, of the Army Air Force, who was reported missing in action on July 2, 1944, over Yugoslavia. The 21-year-old is a waist gunner and chief armorer on a Flying Fortress based in Italy. He had been overseas for two months. Sergeant Priest is a 1939 graduate of Paschal High School. He entered the service in March of 1943 and received his wings later the same year in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Date

1944-07-15

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-609

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

Priest, Lawrence (Sgt.); Missing in action (MIA); Military personnel; Military uniforms; United States. Army Air Forces