Navy Officer Called to Duty

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20156258

Description

Pictured here is Walter T. Williams, Fort Worth's first organized naval reserve officer to be called to active duty without so request. He received orders to report to San Francisco. Williams, a 32-year-old senior clerk for Sinclair Oil Company, was a naval veteran of World War II, with 14 months of overseas duty in the Pacific Theater. He had a rating of lieutenant, junior grade and served as a communication specialist

Archival Date

1950-09-20

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-2540

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Military; Petroleum industry; Military officers; War