Drafted Tarrant County men

Creator

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Identifier

20046886

Description

Personalities in the local draft news Tuesday because theirs were among the first numbers drawn from the historic goldfish bowl in Washington, D.C. Among the Tarrant County men whose number was called in the draft is Warren C. Thorpe, 34 from 1523 Owasso, who was no. 2 man on the list and drafted the day of his 8th wedding anniversary. Mr. Thorpe is smiling, he is wearing a long sleeve shirt and has a a pipe in mouth. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, October 30, 1940.

Archival Date

1940-10-29

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1264

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Draft (Military service); United States Armed Forces; Recruiting & Enlistment; Pipes (Smoking); Thorpe, Warren C.