Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2018.10.22

Description

Photograph, b/w of the 551st boxing team, winner of the 1944 Carolina Boxing Championship. Bliss Croft, 3rd from right, was a Tacoma native and was an accomplished boxer in the 1940s. He served in the air force in WWII and was on the camp boxing team while stationed at Camp Mackall, North Carolina. Others named is photo: Lt Hauck, Coach (standing far left), Joey Chizar, Assistant Coach (standing second from right), CL Alemopt (standing far right), Johnny Rosato (kneeling 2nd from left), Billy Tiger (kneeling far right).

Made/Created

Date made

1944

Lexicon

Search Terms

boxing

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Croft, Bliss Lee