Captain Jack Ryder with his wife and daughter

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20031217

Description

Marine Captain (Capt.) Jack Ryder is home with his wife and daughter. He is retiring from the military after nineteen years of service. Captain Ryder was born in California, by moved to France as a young boy. At the age of nineteen he enlisted in the French Foreign Legion. Two years ago he joined the United States Marine Corp. While recovering at a hospital in California, he met Yeoman Second Class Flora Jane Korteff. They were married a short time later. Mrs. Ryder was Fort Worth's first enlisted member of the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (Spars). She is shown seated on a chair holding their nine-week old daughter, Anita Jane. Mrs. Ryder is wearing a dress and a coat. Captain Ryder is sitting on a small table wearing slacks and a checkered shirt. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, December 30, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-12-28

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-316

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Ryder, Jack (Capt.); Ryder, Flora Jane (Mrs.); Ryder, Anita Jane; Korteff, Flora Jane (Miss); French Foreign Legion; United States Marine Corps; Veterans; Infants; Dresses; Coats; United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve; Military officers; Military personnel; SPARS; Spouses; Korteff, Flora Jane (Y2)