Wound Souvenir is sent Home

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20035710

Description

Private First Class Roger C. Shockley, son of W.E. Shockley, Route 3, Comanche, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wound received in action last July 7 near St. Lo, France. Shcokley has returned to active duty with his infantry company. In the picture you can see that it is a copy of an original portrait, in which he appears to be wearing his uniform, and towards the right corner of the picture it reads, "Lots of love, Roger".

Archival Date

1944-10-10

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-638

Original Format

Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Shockley, Roger C. (Pfc.); Purple Heart medal; France