Nephew visits Mayor and wife

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20035617

Description

After 22 months of combat in the south Pacific Fort Worth looks pretty good to Private First Class Porter Rice who is visiting his aunt and uncle, Mayor and Mrs. Roscoe L. Carnrike. Pfc. Rice is a former resident here and graduate of Paschal High School. He was injured when a gun exploded on a boat which was transferring a group of men to shore during a landing in the Admiralties. He received the Purple Heart medal; he is a veteran of 5 years of service.

Archival Date

1945-05-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-634

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Rice,Porter (Pfc.); Carnrike, Roscoe L. (Mr.); Carnrike, Roscoe L. (Mrs.); Purple Heart medal; Paschal High schools; Veteran