Lieutenant Grimes Weldon Gatlin

Creator

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Identifier

20037159

Description

Clipping: "LIVE THROUGH DISASTER—Lt. G. Weldon Gatlin shows his daughter, Gwyn, and wife the Silver Star and Purple Heart awarded him for heroic duty and wounds received about the aircraft carrier Franklin." "(Staff Photo)" Published Star-Telegram Morn. May 28, 1945. Lieutenant Grimes Weldon Gatlin served as a Chaplain in the Unites States Navy. He was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart from his heroic duty and the wounds he received aboard the aircraft carrier Franklin. Before enlistment, Lieutenant Gatlin was pastor of Grandview Methodist Church. He is standing against a wall wearing his dress white military uniform.

Archival Date

1945-05-27

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-620

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Military uniforms; Purple Heart medal; Silver Star medal; Grandview Methodist Church; Franklin (Aircraft carrier); Gatlin, Grimes W.