Lieutenant Wayne F. Austin, Major John T. Godfrey and Major Don S. Gentile

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20025567

Description

Shown here from left to right, are Lieutenant (Lt.) Wayne F. Austin, Major (Maj.) John T. Godfrey, and Major (Maj.) Don S. Gentile. Three men are standing side by side in a room, facing front and smiling. All are in uniforms. Wearing Shady Oak hats presented to them by Amon Carter. On terminal leave after completing the most sensational record of a fighter pilot team in any war, two of America's top aces in World War II Friday cast their lot in the peacetime aviation world with Fort Worth as a base of operations. Both the Majors are two aces here. Lieutenant (Lt.) Austin, former Army Air Forces (AAF) public relations representative, who will travel with Majors Gentile and Godfrey on a national tour as representatives of the Globe Aircraft Corporation here. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, February 2, 1946.

Archival Date

1946-02-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-389

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Military officers; World War, 1939-1945