Master Sergeant Samuel Whitehead of Rogersville, Alabama.

Master Sergeant Samuel Whitehead of Rogersville, Alabama.

"'They were swell.' That's what a bronze-star wearer from Northington General Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Ala., said about a couple of USO shows he got to see at the front lines in Italy. With those three words he also praised the motion pictures, games and dances financed by the War C...

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Main Author: Northington PRO, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18440
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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Master Sergeant Samuel Whitehead of Rogersville, Alabama.
Northington PRO, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Whitehead, Samuel; Soldiers--Alabama; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
description "'They were swell.' That's what a bronze-star wearer from Northington General Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Ala., said about a couple of USO shows he got to see at the front lines in Italy. With those three words he also praised the motion pictures, games and dances financed by the War Chest. M/Sgt. Samuel Whitehead, Rogersville, Ala., is a Pre-Pearl Harbor man who served with the 10th 'Mountain' Division seven months in Italy. In April he was wounded in the jaw by rock fragments when a blocked tunnel at Lake Garda, near the Brenner Pass, was blasted by the engineers. He arrived at NGH August 12. During offensive operations in extremely difficult and mountainous terrain of the Appenines, Whitehead worked tirelessly in laying wire from rear positions to the advance command posts of the most forward organizations. At times he continued his work for more than 24 hours, laboring to keep up with the rapidly advancing front. It was this work for which he, as Chief Lineman of a construction platoon, was awarded the Bronze Star. 'I guess I sorta lost my school-girl beauty overseas,' he said. 'In civilian life I hope to use this signal corps experience in getting a telephone linesman job.'"
spelling Q0000046246Q46246Master Sergeant Samuel Whitehead of Rogersville, Alabama."'They were swell.' That's what a bronze-star wearer from Northington General Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Ala., said about a couple of USO shows he got to see at the front lines in Italy. With those three words he also praised the motion pictures, games and dances financed by the War Chest. M/Sgt. Samuel Whitehead, Rogersville, Ala., is a Pre-Pearl Harbor man who served with the 10th 'Mountain' Division seven months in Italy. In April he was wounded in the jaw by rock fragments when a blocked tunnel at Lake Garda, near the Brenner Pass, was blasted by the engineers. He arrived at NGH August 12. During offensive operations in extremely difficult and mountainous terrain of the Appenines, Whitehead worked tirelessly in laying wire from rear positions to the advance command posts of the most forward organizations. At times he continued his work for more than 24 hours, laboring to keep up with the rapidly advancing front. It was this work for which he, as Chief Lineman of a construction platoon, was awarded the Bronze Star. 'I guess I sorta lost my school-girl beauty overseas,' he said. 'In civilian life I hope to use this signal corps experience in getting a telephone linesman job.'"1945 circa1940-1949Northington PRO, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.Whitehead, Samuel; Soldiers--Alabama; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--VeteransStill imagePhotographs; Studio portraitsAlabama. State Council of Defense (1941-1946)Alabama State Council of Defense (1941-1946) administrative filesSG019896v8988Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18440
title Master Sergeant Samuel Whitehead of Rogersville, Alabama.
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