Veterans passing through Fort Worth

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20030627

Description

It was the first watermelon they had tasted since they went overseas, so Sergeant Lutner Ott, left, of Houston, Texas, and Private Bill Utz, of Tyler, Texas, split the 30-pound fruit between themselves. They bought the melon when the "sleep-shift" troop stopped in Fort Worth, Texas, for inspection. The servicemen are shown leaning out of the windows of a train, holding their watermelon halves. Two unidentified men are also leaning out of windows at the far left, facing away from the camera. They are all wearing their military uniforms.

Archival Date

1945-07-24

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-353

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Ott, Lutner (Sgt.); Utz, Bill (Pvt.); Watermelons; Trains; Veterans; Military personnel; Military uniforms