Private First Class Howard J. Snellings

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20059261

Description

Copy of a military portrait photograph of Private First Class Howard J. Snellings, a member of the 143rd Infantry of the United States Army. He was fighting with the 36th Division in Italy on June 14, 1944, when we was wounded in action. He was pinned under the wreckage of a two-story stone building with heavy wooden beams. Private Snellings is receiving the Purple Heart for his injuries. He is pictured wearing his military uniform.

Archival Date

1944-07-18

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-612

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

Rights

Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Any use of content downloaded or printed from this page is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.

License

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

Subjects

Military uniforms; Wounded in action; Military decorations; Portrait photographs; Medals; Neckties; Hats