86th Division veterans

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20032328

Description

A special troop train bearing 377 Texas members of the 86th Division Black Hawks stopped at Texas & Pacific (T&P) Station on it's way to Fort Sam Houston. The men exuberant over being back in their home state, spent a two-hour stopover cavorting about T&P Station. Shown, left to right, Captain Bill Pinnell of Midland, and Captain Wade Bailey of Levelland. Both of them are seen sitting on the train steps.

Archival Date

1945-06-20

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-344

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Soldiers; Railroad stations; Railroad trains; United States. Army. Infantry Division,86th