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Description
"It's a small world," might well be the thought of Second Lieutenant (2d Lt.) Douglas A., (left), and Tech Sergeant (TSgt) Bobby L. Wagner, brothers from Houston, Texas, when they met on the rifle range at Camp Mathews, California. Bobby, acting Sergeant Major for Houston's 6th Infantry Battalion, Marine Corps Reserve, was at Camp Mathews with the unit as a part of the two weeks activity duty which the reservists are serving at troop Training Unit, Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, California. Douglas, currently serving with the 9th Marines, a unit of the 3d Marine Division, came from his station at Camp Pendleton, California, to spend a day with his brother. He was commissioned in the Marine Corps on graduation from the University of Houston last year and has been stationed at Camp Pendleton since last April. Bobby works as a pipefitter and is studying for an engineering degree at the University of Houston. He is here seen showing his brother the scores he made to date with the M-1 rifle. He resides with his wife, Betty, and their two children at 1201 Maplewood Lane, Pasadena, Texas. The brothers are sons of Mr. Leonard E. Wagner, Gen. Del, Abilene, Texas. General. Brothers meetup..
Photo is dated 1953.
Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.
