Staff Sergeant Burnett C. King

Creator

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Identifier

20032639

Description

Staff Sergeant (Staff Sgt.) Burnett C. King, 21, is home visiting his parents after completing 50 missions in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). He was the nose gunner on the "Knockout," a B-24 Liberator of the 15th Air Force. and participated in action over Munich, Ploesti oil fields, Austria, Germany and Czechoslovakia. He is shown standing against a bare wall, facing front, wearing his military uniform and smiling for the camera. Sergeant King is a Polytechnic High School graduate and former carrier salesman for the Star-Telegram. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. King. of 1624 E. Tucker. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, September 27, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-09-25

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-554

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

King, Burnett C. (SSgt); King, J. F. (Mr.); King, J. F. (Mrs.); Military personnel; Military uniforms; European Theater of Operations; Polytechnic High schools (Fort Worth, Tex.); Parents; World War, 1939-1945; United States. Army Air Forces