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Identifier
20035724
Description
Marine Master Technical Sergeant Leonard A. Svec, served on Guadalcanal as a member of the first Marine air group to operate from Henderson Field, is now serving with a 4th Marine Aircraft Wing squadron based at a former Japanese outpost in the Marshall's. He is a gunner on a Corsair fighter- bomber, he also holds the Purple Heart for wounds received there. The picture is a copy of a portrait of Sgt. Leonard A. Svec., in which he can be seen wearing his uniform.
Archival Date
1944-10-17
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-638
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Gunner; Portraits; Madals; Awards
Names
Svec, Leonard A.; 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Squadron
Subjects
Gunner; Portraits; Madals; Awards