Wise County Homecoming

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20026427

Description

Wise County Homecoming, Decatur played host Friday to families of 649 Wise County 1,900 war veterans. Jo Ann Hill, left, and Connie Van Meter pin identification cards on Master Sergeant James P. Womack, a ferry command flight engineer with 18 months overseas service and 60 transatlantic crossings and Technical Sergeant Lester C. Rasbury, "Lost Battalion" prisoner of war. In the picture you can see the two ladies wearing dresses and pinning the two veterans , whom are wearing their uniforms.

Archival Date

1945-11-23

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-369

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Wise County Homecoming; Decatur; Womack, James P. (Sgt.); Rasbury, Lester C. (Sgt.); Hill, Jo Ann; Van Meter, Connie; Recognition; pin ceremony