Norris L. Watson, second class seaman with the United States Navy

Creator

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Identifier

20034249

Description

Norris L. Watson, second class seaman, with the United States Navy, describes dive of a Japanese Suicide bomber. Watson is a native of Dallas and is married to the former Miss Martha Lee Martindale. He is shown standing against a bare wall, facing front, slightly angled to right and smiling for the camera. He is wearing a navy uniform top and plaid trousers. In a recent battle in the Southwest Pacific, Watson was a member of the "ground crew" on an escort carrier. Seaman Watson, formerly a salesman for the Superior Wholesale Market, has been in the Navy almost a year. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, December 4, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-12-02

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

Watson, Norris L. (S2); Martindale, Martha Lee (Miss); Military personnel; Military uniforms; Navies; Sailors; Sales personnel; Suicide bombers; War; Campaigns & battles; South Pacific; Naval warfare; World War, 1939-1945; Marriage