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Identifier
20030490
Description
Staff Sergeant Claude G. Jackson, who lost his shoes when he bailed out of a crippled B-17 plane, spent two months as a prisoner of Germany. He was barefoot for 10 days, although it was snowing most of the time, until he found a pair of extra large flight boots. Sergeant Jackson wore these boots until the Red Cross gave him a new pair a few days before he was liberated. Before his capture, he had won the Air Medal with three clusters. His aunt and uncle are Mr. and Mrs. George Orum. He is shown standing against a wall, wearing his military uniform.
Archival Date
1945-07-12
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-349
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Prisoners of war; Military uniforms
Names
Jackson, Claude G.; Orum, George(Mrs.)
Subjects
Prisoners of war; Military uniforms