Senior Boys from Holt High School in 1943

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Title

Senior Boys from Holt High School in 1943

Subject

High schools
World War II

Description

In 1943 all Holt High School senior boys were drafted or volunteered for military service in World War II. All survived the conflict and some made the military a career.

Front row: John Allen, Babe Weller, Eugene McDaniel, Knox Boltler, Cutie Gentry, Stanley Kizziah, Herman Bonner and Travis Mills.

Middle row Clarence Wood, Curtis Barrow, Luther Glover, Thomas Pearson, Hayes Cockrell, George Dockery, Jessie Landers and Woodie Clements.

Top row: Charles Matthews, Frank Hethcock, James Breland, Bud Pithart, Dock Christian, Aubrey Johnson, Herman Brown, Jimmy Smith and Elton Henson.

The photo was lost in the April 27, 2011 tornado and later found.

Source

Personal Collection of Hayes Cockrell

Date

1943

Contributor

Betty Slowe (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

1105

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

8 inches by 10 inches