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| Title | WWII radio team, China |
| Date of Original | 1944? |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A view of a United States Army radio team in China. From left to right are: Lieutenant Finis Farr, Major Carr, Lieutenant Bert Parks, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Jones, T/Sergant John Shaffer, and Major/Sergant Al Dixon. |
| General Subject | Military
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Military intelligence
Military mobilizations
Military officers
Military personnel
Military tactics
Men
Military uniforms
Indigenous peoples
Radios
Radio broadcasting
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| Subject (LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945
Microphone
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| Personal Name | Farr, Finis
Parks, Bert
Jones, Paul
Shaffer, John
Dixon, Al
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| Organization Name | United States. Army
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| Location | China
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 1-31B-78-3 |
| Negative Number | 1-31B-78-3 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 5 in. |
| Transcription | "Radio team
Lt. Finis Farr
Major Carr, C.O. of an airfield
Lt. Bert Parks
Lt. Col. Paul Jones, P.R.O. for theater
T/Sgt. John Shaffer, now warrant officer
M/Sgt Al Dixon"--Handwritten on back of print |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | William E. "Bill" Shemorry was a native of Williston, N.D. who began work in the newspaper industry as a newsboy selling the Williston Herald and the Williams County Farmers Press. In 1953, he started to publish the Williston Plains Reporter, which he operated for 25 years before selling to the Williston Herald. Shemorry then began to concentrate on his own writing and photography. In addition to writing many books on the history of Williams County, he also collected photographs of early North Dakota photographers. Shemorry was an active member of the Williston Fire Department, was Civil Defense Chief of Williams County for three years in the 1950's, and was a combat photographer in World War II. Shemorry's photograph of the discovery of oil in North Dakota on April 4, 1951 at the Clarence Iverson No. 1 is one of the most famous oil photographs ever taken, and was published in many national publications. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | William E. (Bill) Shemorry Photograph Collection 1
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota, William E. (Bill) Shemorry Photograph Collection (1-31B-78-3) |
| Rights Management | Permission to reproduce this image must be requested from the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about the collection, or provide information about an image, please email Emily E. Schultz at eschultz@nd.gov |
| Digital ID | ws131B783 |
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