Print, Photographic

One black and white photograph of Marvin E. Mitchell (left) administering the oath of enlistment for five Audie Murphy Volunteers on the stage of the Palms Theatre. Mitchell holds a paper in his left hand and speaks into a microphone. The five boys on the stage stand with their arms at their sides and look toward Mitchell with neutral expressions. Toby David can be seen clapping his hands beside Mitchell. Another man is partially visible offstage in the background. Black ink stamps on verso read, "051-353-14/AL-55, 11 Oct 55, RCTG. Publicity: 'To Hell and Back.' Lt. Col. Marvin E. Mitchell, Inf., of Hope, Arkansas, Commanding Officer of Army Recruiting for the state of Michigan, administering the oath of enlistment from the stage of the Palms Theatre just before the premier showing of 'To Hell and Back', to the Audie Murphy Volunteers of Michigan. U.S. Army Photo, By: Q. Roll, Signal Photo Lab, Ft Wayne, Detroit, Michigan," and "Publication of this photograph is not authorized unless approved for release by a public information office at any army activity or installation and so noted hereon. Its use in commercial advertisement must be approved by the Public Information Division Office of the Chief of Information and Education, Department of the Army, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D.C. If published, please credit as 'U.S. Army Photograph.'"