Mexican Air Force

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20035899

Description

Officials from the Mexican Air Force are visiting Fort Worth, Texas en route to Greenville, Texas to witness the graduation of the first Mexican unit to be trained in the United States. Standing left to right, are Lieutenant General Francisco L. Urquizo, Lieutenant General Barton K. Yount, Major General Gustavo Salinas, and Major General R. L. Walsh. General Urquizo is the undersecretary of nation defense for Mexico. General Yount is the commanding general of the Army Air Force Training Command. General Salinas is the commanding general of the Mexican Air Force. General Walsh, of Washington D. C., is the special assistant for Latin-American affairs in the AAF. All four men are dressed in military uniforms.

Archival Date

1945-02-20

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-654

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Urquizo, Francisco L. (Lt. Gen.); Salinas, Gustavo (Maj. Gen.); Walsh, R. L. (Maj. Gen.); Mexican Air Force; Military; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Training; United States. Army Air Forces