Private First Class Jimmie Spinks

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20036709

Description

Private First Class Jimmie Spinks, veteran of 19 months in European Theater of Operations. He was captured in Normandy by a German patrol, but was recaptured by an American scouting party 6 hours later. He is standing in front of a wall smiling while wearing his military uniform. He is wearing an European Theater Operations ribbon that includes the Combat Infantry-men's Badge and the Purple Heart for wounds received in Brest, Germany.

Archival Date

1945-05-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-566

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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

Subjects

Spinks, Jimmy (Pfc.); Military personnel; Uniforms,European Theater Operations; Military decorations,Purple Heart