Joe Turpen Junior, eighteen, Seaman Second Class

Creator

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Identifier

20036435

Description

Joe Turpen Junior, 18, Seaman Second Class, who was in the battle of Saipan, has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Turpen, after six months of "riding the waves on the tanker in the Southwest Pacific." His two brothers in service are Private First Class Vernon Turpen and Corporal Floyd Turpen. Int his picture, he is wearing his military uniform, standing and facing right. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, morning edition, July 28, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-07-27

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-618

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Turpen, Joe Jr. (SA2); Turpen, Joe (Mr.); Turpen, Joe (Mrs.); Turpen, Vernon (Pfc.); Turpen, Floyd, (Cpl.); Portrait photographs