Marine First Lieutenant Robert Boydstun with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Boydstun

Creator

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Identifier

20037782

Description

Marine First Lieutenant (Lt.) Robert Boydstun, in uniform, sitting at home on a sofa, arm-in-arm with his parents. Iva Boydstun is wearing a black and white check dress and eyeglasses. Mr. James J. Boydstun is in suits and has eyeglasses on. Lieutenant Boydstun is home from service on Iwo Jima, where he received the Purple Heart. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, April 17, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-04-16

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-655

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Military officers; Military uniforms; Marines (Military personnel); Military decorations; Awards; Purple Heart; Dresses; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945; World War, 1939-1945; Parents