Staff Sergeant Fred W. Plummer, awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

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Identifier

20038834

Description

Wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three clusters, the Distinguished Unit Badge, and the ETO ribbon with two stars, Staff Sergeant Fred W. Plummer returned to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary V. Plummer after 16 months overseas. Plummer completed 28 missions as tail and waist gunner on a B-17 and is credited with destroying one enemy plane. He also holds a personal citation for aerial photography over Berlin and other enemy territory. He attended Arlington Heights High School and was employed at an aircraft factory in Baltimore, Maryland before entering service in August, 1942. In this picture, he is wearing a military uniform and standing against the wall. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, November 7, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-643

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Medals; Military uniforms; Plummer, Fred W. (SSG.); Awards; Plummer, Mary V. (Mrs.); Portrait photographs