Captain Frederick A. McGinnis, paratrooper

Creator

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Identifier

20038495

Description

Captain Frederick A. McGinnis, paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division from Houston wins Silver Star and a certain hill on Leyte now bears his name. He destroyed a Japanese machine-gun nest and a knee mortar and both crews during a counterattack by the enemy in the Central Lyete mountains, Philippines, last November 30. The Japanese riflemen were advancing under a screen of mortar and machine-gun fire and McGinnis' company was pinned down. McGinnis saw a clear route to one of their machine gun position and decided to take it. Shown is a portrait photograph of McGinnis in uniform. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, March 5, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-02-28

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-605

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Paratroopers; Military uniforms; Silver Star; United States. Army. Airborne Division, 11th; McGinnis, Frederick A. (Capt.); Portrait photographs