An Army barber at Fort Knox giving a haircut to trainee Roy G. Wise

Accession Number

98-1123

7.25 x 4.25 inches

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NAID 350289505

Keywords

HST Keywords

Armed Services - Army Training - Fort Knox Experiment; Armed Services - Army - Bases - Fort Knox; Kentucky - Fort Knox; Universal Military Training

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Credit:

Barney Cowherd

Courier-Journal and Louisville Times

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

An unidentified Army barber at Fort Knox is giving a haircut to trainee Roy G. Wise of Elburn, Illinois. He is at Fort Knox to attend Universal Military Training (UMT). From a red leather album of photos showing a typical week in the life of a UMT Trainee. Donor: John M. Devine, Brigadier General, U.S.A.

Date(s)

May 1947

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An Army barber at Fort Knox giving a haircut to trainee Roy G. Wise