Marine Lieutenant J. P. Burke Junior, right, handing departure orders to Marine Sergeant M. Kramer

Creator

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Identifier

20036393

Description

Lieutenant J. P. Burke Junior, right, commanding officer of Navy V-5 unit at Texas Christian University, hands departure orders to Marine Sergeant M. Kramer, last of the Navy aviation trainees to leave the school. Kramer goes to Naval Pre-Flight School at Athens, Georgia. The V-5 program at Texas Christian University, which has trained about 1,500 officers and men, has been dissolved. Sergeant Kramer carries a duffel bag on his left shoulder and accepts his orders with his right hand from Lieutenant Burke. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, July 30, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-07-29

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-617

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Marines (Military personnel); Burke, J. P., Jr. (Lt.); Kramer, M. (Sgt.); V-5 Naval Aviation Training Program; Texas Christian University; Military training; United States. Marine Corps; Bags; Documents; Military uniforms