Photo of Jack Thornell in uniform

Dublin Core

Title

Photo of Jack Thornell in uniform

Subject

WWII
World War II
Army
Decatur, IL.

Description

Herald and Review Library: Thornell, Sgt. Jack; Article on back of photo; "Tech. Sgt. Jack Thornell, a veteran of 50 months in the Pacific area, is spending a 21-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Nellie Harrison, 255 East Waggoner street. Sergeant Thornell, a former student at Decatur high school, entered service in September 1940 and was receiving training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 'I was just eating breakfast when the Jap Zeros started over our barracks on their way to bomb Wheeler Field,' the sergeant said."

Creator

Herald and Review

Source

Decatur, IL.

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

3/29/1945

Contributor

Decatur Herald and Review

Rights

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Relation

unknown

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

AF715

Coverage

World War II

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

6 x 8"

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/062ebeb87633df4db47caf4cea2e68d6.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, “Photo of Jack Thornell in uniform,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/1252.