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dc.creatorFort Worth Star-Telegram
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-19T14:59:09Z
dc.date.available2019-08-19T14:59:09Z
dc.date.issued1944-08-10
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/26616
dc.descriptionArticle in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram titled "Sand From Beachhead in Normandy Received Here." The article details the gift of a packet of sand delivered to American Airlines pilot Col W. B. Whitacre who flew paratroopers during the Normandy invasion. Amon Carter delivered the packet of sand to the pilot.
dc.format.medium8.5 x 11 Paper
dc.relationAmon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.sourceBox 005, American Airlines, Inc: 1944 4 of 6 folder, item 23
dc.subjectAmerican Airlines
dc.subjectAir travel
dc.subjectAviation
dc.titleArticle re: Normandy sand gift
dc.typeArticle


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  • Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
    The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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