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Identifier
20029755
Description
Brothers re-enlisted in Army left to right: Billy Joe Kimbell, John P. Kimbell and A. J. Kimbell. John and A. J. are veterans of World War II. The three Kimbell brothers from Kopperl, Texas chose Army life over that of the farm when they showed up at the recruiting station in the U.S. Courthouse. John, twenty-three, previously served with the 15th Army Air Force in Italy. A.J., twenty-one, saw action with an antiaircraft unit of the 6th Army in the South Pacific. Billy Joe, seventeen, is the youngest brother and enlisting in the Army for the first time. the brothers are wearing button-up shirts tucked into trousers. They are standing in front of a map.
Archival Date
1946-06-19
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-37
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Portrait photographs
Names
Kimbell, Joe Billy; Kimbell, John P.; Kimbell, A. J.
Subjects
Portrait photographs