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Identifier
20149391
Description
Captain John B. Long, right, a veteran with 15 years of service, is shown telling two other Fort Worth Marines- Tech Sergeant Larry Hill, left, of 2308 Ryan Place Drive, and Corporal H. D. Lawson of 3701 Nichols- "It won't be long now," as they boarded a transport plane at Grand Prairie Naval Air station bound for the West Coast. The Marines were the first reserve air unit to leave the Fort Worth-Dallas area since the start of the Korean war. Published in the evening edition, August 7, 1950.
Archival Date
1950-08-07
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-2491
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Military; Rifles; Aircraft carriers
Names
American Legion; American Red Cross; Long, John B.; Hill, Larry; Lawson, H. D.; Naval Air Station (Grand Prairie, Tex.); The Korean War
Subjects
Military; Rifles; Aircraft carriers