John J. Knox photograph collection. 1943-1945.

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John J. Knox photograph collection. 1943-1945.

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Contains the following types of materials: photographs. Covers the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains photographs of the following military unit: Medical Corps, 9th Air Force. General description of the collection: John J. Knox photograph collection contains a very few photos on medical related subjects except for several images of evacuating wounded on stretchers on a Jeep and lots of battle casualties - dead men. There are numerous photos showing wreckage of gliders, but the location in unknown. Likewise, there are numerous post battle photos showing dead bodies and destroyed tanks and other equipment. There are photos of bombed out towns. There are numerous photos of American light aircraft and their pilots and crews and several photos of Knox and his buddies in Egypt, perhaps on an rest and recuperation (R & R) excursion. It is unknown who took these photos, but some are unusual and are not the standard Signal Corps photos that are so often seen.

1 box (176 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7598301

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Knox, John (John Phillip)

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John J. Knox was a member of the United States (U.S.) Army Medical Corps serving with the 9th Air Force during World War II. Nothing else is known about him except that he resided in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania following the war. From the description of John J. Knox photograph collection. 1943-1945. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 48812803 ...