Lieutenant Junior Grade Aubrey Earle Fife of Sudan, Texas

Creator

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Identifier

20037651

Description

Sudan Pilot Won Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for Japanese Raid -- Lieutenant (Lt.), Junior Grade (jg) Aubrey Earle Fife of Sudan, Texas, pilot of a Douglas dive-bomber, wore the Distinguished Flying Cross for "participating in a raid on the Japanese fleet" in the Southwest Pacific on June 20. He is home on leave after completing 32 missions from a pacific Fleet aircraft carrier. He is pictured here -- a young man wearing uniform, facing front and smiling. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Fife of Sudan. On August 19, he will be married to Miss Grace Jean Dromgoole. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 17, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-08-15

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-630

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Military officers; Military uniforms; Aircraft carriers; World War, 1939-1945; Grade, Junior; Fife, Aubrey Fife