Commemorative

Object number2015.15.17
MediumWood/Paper
Credit LineGift of Robert Fisher
DescriptionColor, wooden, photo cut-out. The front of the cut-out is a photo of Walt Fisher when he was in the Army Medical Corps. In the photo he is wearing a military cap and a double breasted long coat. He appears in three-quarter view. The photo is mounted on the wood, and the back is undecorated. Photo cut-out sits in a wooden base.Dimensions8.625 x 5.25 x 1.875 in. (21.9 x 13.3 x 4.8 cm)
InscriptionsFront of base in black ink: "Pvt. Walter Fisher / Army Medical Corps".
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents the Fisher, Keltz, and Kenyon families. The majority of the collection is related to the WWII service of brothers Walt and Robert Fisher. Robert Fisher served in the Pacific theater, particularly in the Philippines. Walter Fisher was in the Airborne, Medical Corps.
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