Corporal Norman Brown and Mrs. O. F. Newman

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20030503

Description

Corporal Norman Brown, of Hobbs, New Mexico, who spent 30 months in the same Japanese prison camp and bunked with Corporal James Newman, visited with the famous Fort Worth, Texas, boy's mother, carrying out a pact the two made while in prison. Mrs. O. F. Newman is showing her son's Purple Heart to Corporal Brown. Between them, hanging on the back wall, is a flag embedded with a photograph of Corporal Newman. Mrs. Newman is wearing a floral print dress and eyeglasses. Corporal Brown is wearing his military uniform and holding a cane.

Archival Date

1945-10-02

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-349

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Brown, Norman (Cpl.); Newman, James (Cpl.); Newman, O. F. (Mrs.); Staffs (Sticks); Military uniforms; Dresses; Flags; Purple Heart; Military decorations; Prisoners of war