The book that saved the life of Staff Sgt. Charles R. Johnson

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20035018

Description

The book that saved the life of Staff Sergeant Charles R. Johnson. Sgt. Johnson risked his own life to save nine solders. In the process he was shot. The bullet hit a book in his pocket. A photograph of a book that is in rough shape with a bullet next to it. Sgt. Johnson was awarded the Silver Star for his gallantry in action.

Archival Date

1945-02-17

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-598

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

Rights

Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Any use of content downloaded or printed from this page is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Bullets; Silver Star; Medals