J. W. Sossamon

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20038576

Description

J. W. Sossamon is an Electrician's Mate Second Class in the United States Navy. He is home in Fort Worth, Texas after serving eleven-months on a Landing Ship Tank in the Pacific. He is spending a thirty-day leave with his wife and daughter Barbara Joy. While overseas, Sossamon made amphibious landings on Leyte and Iwo Jima. He is shown standing against a wall, dressed in his military uniform.

Archival Date

1945-05-23

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-650

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Sossamon, J. W.; United States. Navy; Navies; Military; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Military leaves and furloughs; Navy Landing Ship-Tank (LST)