Mrs. Dalton Weatherby and Harold Henninger

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20026518

Description

Mrs. Dalton Weatherby, left, received this week from Harold Henninger a first-hand account of the death of her son, Jack Slocum. Henninger was a medical corpsman aboard a hospital ship on which Slocum died on April 25, 1945. Mrs. Weatherby is sitting on a couch, holding a framed portrait of her son. Henninger is sitting beside her, looking at the photograph. He is wearing a suit and Mrs. Weatherby is wearing a dress. In the photograph, Slocum is wearing his military uniform.

Archival Date

1945-12-07

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-372

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Weatherby, Dalton (Mrs.); Henninger, Harold; Slocum, Jack; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Dresses