Navy Yeoman First Class Harvill Burns

Creator

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Identifier

20038502

Description

Navy Yeoman First Class Harvill Burns has returned to his home in Smithfield for his first leave after three and a half years in the Pacific. He shipped out two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, spending feverish days of activity in getting the base back in order. He served for the most part in Central Pacific area. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Burns of Smithfield and has three brothers, Bob, Marvin and Harry Burns, and a sister, Miss Betty Burns. He is wearing his uniform and standing by a blank wall. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, March 20, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-03-14

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-605

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Pearl Harbor; Military uniforms; Sailors; Burns, Harvill (YN1); Burns, E. R. (Mr.); Burns, E. R. (Mrs.); United States. Navy; Burns, Bob; Burns, Marvin; Burns, Harry; Burns, Betty (Ms.)