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Identifier
20038748
Description
Shown is Captain (Capt.) Leroy Ford. He is wearing goggles, a pilot helmet, and a flight jacket. Captain (Capt.) Ford, Flying Fortress squadron navigator in the 15th Air Force, has returned home from Italy after completing 50 bombing missions. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Ford of Forestburg. His wife is the former Miss Allah Rupert of Houston. He attended junior college at Gainesville. He holds the Air medal with nine clusters and the Distinguished Unit Badge. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, October 29, 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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Subjects
Military air pilots; Goggles; Helmets; Coats; Military officers; Awards; Medals; Badges; Universities & colleges
Names
Ford, Leroy; United States. Air Force; Ford, P. W.; Ford, P. W. (Mrs.); Rupert, Allah; Ford, Allah (Mrs.); United States. Army Air Forces
Subjects
Military air pilots; Goggles; Helmets; Coats; Military officers; Awards; Medals; Badges; Universities & colleges