Service Man: Captain Jack S. Sargent

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20038744

Description

Captain (Capt.) Jack Scott Sargent. Shown is a copy of his portrait photograph. A man is wearing goggles and an aviator hat. Captain (Capt.) Sargent, pilot of a 9th Air Force Havoc light bomber, has been awarded the Air Medal with seven clusters. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Sargent. He was described to Flem Hall, war correspondent of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as "one of the best darned pilots in the The European Theater of Operations (ETO)." He was promoted to captain last September. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, October 31, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-10

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-640

Original Format

Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Military officers; Military air pilots; Portrait photographs; Military uniforms; Goggles; Awards; Medals; Military decorations