A Couple on the cannon at Fort Knox
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Title |
A Couple on the cannon at Fort Knox |
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Subject |
World War II veteran histories; Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 37th--History |
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Time Period |
1940s |
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Place |
Fort Knox (Kentucky) |
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Description |
This 3.33 inch x 5 inch black and white photograph depicts a soldier and a woman at Fort Knox. Inducted into federal service on November 25th, 1940, 42 men from Port Clinton left four days later for training and maneuvers at Fort Knox, KY and Fort Polk, LA. The company arrived at Fort Stotsenburg, Philippine Islands on November 20th, 1941. 32 of the 42 Port Clinton soldiers were captured on April 9th, 1942. Only 10 of them survived the Bataan Death March and over three years as prisoners of war. |
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Creator |
Lavern Weir |
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Date of Original |
1940 circa |
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Collection |
Bataan Collection |
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Format |
Picture |
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Submitting Institution |
Ida Rupp Public Library |
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Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
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Type |
StillImage |
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File Name |
ac1_IRPL_BC_B02_P08_001.tif |
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Digitization Information |
HP Deskjet F4400 all-in-one |
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Image Height |
3080 |
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Image Width |
2090 |
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File Size |
4649296 Bytes |
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Searchable Date |
1940; 1941 |
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