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Identifier
20038453
Description
Three way event for him. Triple significance was attached to Tuesday for Theo Gene Ledel as he scanned headlines on the final victory in Europe. In addition to being V-E Day, it was also his 18th birthday and the date for his Selective Service registration. The young man is shown sitting on a sofa and holding a copy of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram with the headline, "Truman, Churchill Hail Final Victory in Europe." Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning Edition May 11, 1945.
Archival Date
1945-05-09
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-604
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Ledel, Theo Gene; Birthdays; V-E Day; Selective Service System; Draft (Military service); Sofas; Victory in Europe Day
Subjects
Ledel, Theo Gene; Birthdays; V-E Day; Selective Service System; Draft (Military service); Sofas; Victory in Europe Day