Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Henry Tilton Gorrell


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. B music  ian  06:56, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Henry Tilton Gorrell

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Non-notable World War II correspondent. The entire article is sourced from the subject's own memoir. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:36, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep... there are articles in the NYTimes, Chicago Daily Tribune, and the Sun regarding his capture in Spain in 1936. Unfortunately all are paywalled and I can't find other sources just now. Certainly needs significant editing.   Wikipelli Talk   16:03, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep references in old newspapers, but none free online. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:50, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment All three articles (NY Times, Chicago Daily Tribune and NY Sun) appear to cover the same event (and may well be duplicate articles based on a single agency feed). WP:BLP1E probably applies, even though Gorrell is no longer living.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:17, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment Searching for variations of the name, especially using his nickname Hank, might be helpful here. I have only had a few minutes to search and I want to find more sources, but he seems to have been one of UPI's chief war correspondents and was, according to this, the first reporter to file a story from the Normandy beachhead and enter Cherbourg and (possibly) the first reporter to be decorated by American forces, getting an Air Medal. (Previous link and this). There are lot of hits for his actual reports, of course, which complicates finding stories about him. There is a NYT obit if anyone wants to pay for it here  FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 19:52, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Just an addendum: I was right to add a "possibly" to the sentence about the first reporter to be decorated - it did unlikely there wouldn't have been other reporters decorated by that stage in the war.. Apparently the decoration was the first for a reporter in the Middle Eastern theatre, according to this news article .  FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 20:06, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. A New York Times obituary (even if we can't read it for free) is a pretty good indicator of notability. Being mentioned by Ernest Hemingway and Ernie Pyle in their newspaper articles doesn't hurt either. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:44, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:51, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, B  music  ian  01:20, 11 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2012 April 11.  Snotbot   t &bull; c &raquo;  03:09, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Minor but notable WWII figure. WP has lots of articles less notable than this. Tom Reedy (talk) 03:18, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * doesn't that amount to the WP:OTHERSTUFF argument? WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 03:21, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep A NYT obit is an undoubted proof of notability, and nothing more needs to be shown. This should not have been relisted, and I ask for an SNOW close, because the   argument is definitive. The correct application of "other stuff", is when we have in the last 4 years at least accepted 100% of articles with the evidence of notability (unless of course there's something else involved besides notability), we have excellent reason to accept this and all other similarly well-sourced stuff also. I'd advise the nom to withdraw this.  DGG ( talk ) 03:54, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
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