W. Morris Munden, Boatswain's Mate First Class, United States Navy

Creator

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Identifier

20037534

Description

W. Morris Munden, Boatswain's Mate First Class, United States Navy, returns to West Coast for reassignment after visiting his wife. He holds stars for four Pacific battles and was gun captain of an anti-aircraft battery credited with destroying three enemy planes during the air battle of the eastern Solomon Islands. Munden has been in service five years. He attended North Side Junior High School and worked for Western Union before joining the Navy. This is a half-length portrait of him wearing his military uniform. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, morning edition, September 24, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-09-18

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-626

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Munden, W. Morris (BM1); Navies; North Side Junior high schools; Western Union; Military uniforms; Portrait photographs