Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert James Stevenson

Creator

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Identifier

20028279

Description

Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert James Stevenson. Photograph of a younger man dressed in a military uniform. Clipping text: Lt. (jg) Robert James Stevenson, who is completing a 37-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Stevenson, has accepted a commission in the regular Navy after spending two years in the naval reserve. Stevenson has just returned to the States after 23 in the Pacific aboard a destroyer, the USS Wickes. During the Okinawa campaign his vessel was a member of the radar picket squadron that acted as advance scouts. For his outstanding work in reporting enemy actions to both the fleet and land forces, he was awarded the Bronze Star. Stevenson was commissioned in the first class of Navy graduates at the University of Texas in February 1944. Ten days later he was aboard the Wickes. he is also a graduate of Paschal High School.

Archival Date

1946-02-08

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-398

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Medals; Military personnel; Military uniform; Neckties; Bronze Star Medal (U.S.)