Private First Class Vernon K. Carter

Creator

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Identifier

20038497

Description

This is a copy of a framed portrait of Private First Class (Pfc.) Vernon K. Carter, 23. He is wearing uniform and smiling for the camera. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Carter. His parents were notified that their son was seriously wounded in action in Germany February 25, the same day his younger brother, Technical Sergeant (Tech. Sgt.) Truman W. Carter, crew chief attached to a 6th Ferrying Group was lost on a B-17 during a flight between Cheyenne Wyoming and Memphis Tennessee. Private Carter's wife, Mrs. Lois Carter and baby son, Ronnie, reside in Grand Prairie, Texas. Private Carter graduated from Bryson High School and former student of North Texas State Technical College (NTSTC) at Denton. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, March 11, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-03-10

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-605

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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

Subjects

Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945