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Wounded Marine

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Corporal William (Bill) Fenton lays badly wounded, waiting for medical treatment. There is a note on his shirt that reads "urgent." Fenton survived the injury.

Date Created:
February 1945
Creator:
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965

Publication Information

Creator Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
Date Created February 1945

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 photograph

Collection Information

Source Collection Dickey Chapelle papers, 1933-1967
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465379402121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0087af

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0147D7
Legacy ID
WHi 25954

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