Staff Sergeant William L. Sweet United States Army Air Forces (AAF) administrative worker

Creator

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Identifier

20037523

Description

Staff Sergeant William L. Sweet of the United States Army Air Forces (AAF) is an administrative worker who participated in the African, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns during 22 months overseas is home on furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sweet. He wears the presidential citation ribbon with cluster awarded his unit for leading a strafing mission over Foggia, Italy and for the air battle at Salerno, Italy. He is a graduate of Longview High School and worked for the J. C. Crouch Grain Company in Dallas before entering service in March, 1942. This is a half-length portrait of him wearing his military uniform, facing slightly left. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, morning edition, September 3, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-09-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-626

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

United States. Army Air Forces; Sweet, William L. (SSG); Sweet, Harry (Mr.); Sweet, Harry (Mrs.); Presidential citation ribbon; Longview High schools; J. C. Crouch Grain Company; Military uniforms; Portrait photographs; United States. Army Air Forces