Recruit Fred Roberts from Greenville, Tennessee, received his first “G.I.” haircut in this World War II-era photograph, dated September 28, 1943. Roberts enlisted in the Navy’s Seabees.
Photograph of a Navy Recruit Getting His First Haircut
- 9/28/1943
Description
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Navy.
National Archives Identifier: 593802
Full Citation: 80-G-43120; Photograph of a Navy Recruit Getting His First Haircut; 9/28/1943; General Photographic Files, 1943–1968; General Records of the Department of the Navy, Record Group 80; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/navy-recruit-haircut/, April 4, 2026]
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