Nine 17-Year-Olds Enlist in U.S. Navy

Archive

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Southern Forest Heritage Museum

Name/Title

Nine 17-Year-Olds Enlist in U.S. Navy

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.71

Tags

Newspaper, Public, World War II, WWII

Scope and Content

A small cutout from a newspaper article detailing nine 17-year-olds enlisting in the United States Navy from central Louisiana.

Context

This particular newspaper article details nine central Louisiana teenagers enlisting into the U.S. Navy. This shows how central Louisiana had some involvement in funding the United States military branches with troops.

Collection

Rhodes Brothers Collections

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Source or Donor

Douglas J. Rhodes

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

*title of entry*, Rhodes Brothers Collection, *Accession Number*, *Exhibit Title (if it's being displayed)*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA.

Archive Items Details

Title

Nine 17-Year-Olds Enlist in U.S. Navy

Description

Central Louisiana local recruiter at the time, Chief C. A. Branch detailed nine 17-Year-Olds who enlisted into the U.S. Navy. Each of these nine enlistees were from the central Louisiana region.

Parts

Count

1

Parts

One cutout newspaper article