Six Wounded World War II. Vets Flown to See Derby, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-04

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Six Wounded World War II Yets Flown to See Derby DerbyCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 3 Through the generosity of Oryille Morrison business leader of Gleri Riddle Pa six wounded veterans of World War n got to see Saturdays Kentucky Derby They occupied seats in reserved boxes boxesUnable Unable to attend Morrison offered his box through Secretary of the Navy John L Sullivan and the vets all from St Albans Naval Hospital New York were flown to Cincinnati from where the trip was com ¬ pleted by car One of the veterans James S Lawson never had seen the race al ¬ though he had for several years resided within a few hundred feet of this track


Persistent Link: https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1940s/drf1948050401/drf1948050401_33_2
Local Identifier: drf1948050401_33_2
Library of Congress Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/unk82075800