A. J. Cooles and his Father Reopen Business

Creator

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Identifier

20034100

Description

A. J. Cooles, veteran of three and a half years in the Army and one year overseas, has reopened his hotel supply business with his father, Philip Cooles at 1205 Commerce, Fort Worth.. The elder Cooles and his son were in the hotel supply business before the war. Cooles served with the First Air Commando Group attached to the 14th British Army in the China-Burma-India Theater. He holds various medals such as Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Presidential Unit citation and Asiatic Pacific ribbon. When the veteran received his discharge, he and his father again went into business under the name Cooles Hotel Supply. In the image Veteran Cooles is standing against a wall wearing a button-up coat. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, May 19, 1946.

Archival Date

1946-05-18

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-429

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Veterans; Cooles Hotel Supply; Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC); Presidential Unit Citation; Business enterprises