Photo of Lt. Richard A. and Lt. John H. Wetzel in uniform

Dublin Core

Title

Photo of Lt. Richard A. and Lt. John H. Wetzel in uniform

Subject

WWII
World War II
Army
Decatur, IL.

Description

Herald and Review Library: Wetzel, Richard A. and John H.; Article on back of photo; "Lieutenants Richard A. and John H. Wetzel, 745 South Maffit street, have been called into service with the U. S. Army, Ricard, 22, will report for active duty with the signal reserve corp in Chicago tomorrow and will be assigned to March field, Calif. His brother, John, 24, reported to the fifth signal company at Camp Custer, Mich.. last month. Both of the men are honor graduates of the Decatur high school and of the college of electrical engineering, University of Illinois. They have been employed for more than a year by the Illinois Bell Telephone Co., John in Chicago and Richard in Decatur."

Creator

Burchett Photo

Source

Decatur, IL.

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

1/24/1941

Contributor

Decatur Herald and Review

Rights

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Relation

unknown

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

AF771

Coverage

World War II

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7"

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/dfe8f171705ef5a670d3f4d791f24f1c.jpg

Citation

Burchett Photo, “Photo of Lt. Richard A. and Lt. John H. Wetzel in uniform,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/1378.