| Original caption: “Private J.B. Slagle, United States Army, receives his daily dressing of wounds on board USS Solace (AH-5) enroute from Okinawa to Guam.” JB Slagle (February 20, 1923 – February 7, 2013) was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Enlisted in the United States Army on December 17, 1943, he landed on Okinawa on April 1, 1945, and was wounded on April 20, 1945. His recovery took 5 months. After recovery and discharge, Slagle lived in California and worked for General Electric and General Dynamics before starting his own company, Ultra-Dynamics. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2154.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.02 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 2586 x 2598 |
| Photographer | |
| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | May 19, 1945 |
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| Country | Pacific Ocean |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | NWDNS-80-G-413963 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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