Print, Photographic
- Object Name:
- Print, Photographic
- Object ID:
- 2025.064.02
- Date:
- circa 1945
- Description:
- Print, Photographic. Framed black and white photograph of Private William A. Fifield (1926-2008). William Fifield is in uniform with two marksmanship badges pinned to his left breast pocket.
- Material:
- Paper
Wood
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-9.25 W-9 D-2.5 inches
- Provenance:
- William Albert Fifield was born in Concord on May 28, 1926 to Edith Gordon Fifield (1901-1990) and Albert William Fifield (1903-1960). At the age of seventeen William enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on August 11, 1943. Private Fifield was assigned to E Battery, 2nd Battalion, 13th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division when he fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima in February and March of 1945. This photograph was prominently displayed in the family home while William was fighting in the Pacific.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mark Fifield in honor of his father, William A. Fifield
- Subjects:
- World War II
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