Birth Name:

James William Altgens

Male

Birth Date:

Mon, Apr 28, 1919

Time of Birth:

05:00 PM

Place of Birth:

Dallas, Texas, United States

Age:

105

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

Astrology Data:

Sun

7°

Tau

33'

Moon

18°

Ari

53'

Asc

29°

Vir

9'

MC

29°

Gem

5'

About Ike Altgens

James William "Ike" Altgens (/ˈɑːlt.ɡənz/; April 28, 1919 – December 12, 1995) was an American photojournalist, photo editor, and field reporter for the Associated Press (AP) based in Dallas, Texas, who became known for his photographic work during the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy (JFK). Altgens was 19 when he began his AP career, which was interrupted by military service during World War II. When his service time ended, Altgens returned to Dallas and got married. He soon went back to work for the local AP bureau and eventually earned a position as a senior editor.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• AP Explore: JFK Assassination 50th anniversary (Associated Press—includes images of Altgens' original AP bulletin with handwritten notes)

• JFK Remembered: That Awful Day (Abilene Reporter-News—includes images by and of Altgens, and a 2013 snapshot of his initial AP bulletin)

• Records of the John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection: Key Persons Files: Altgens, James W. (National Archives and Records Administration)

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Ike Altgens: Sun 7 Taurus, Moon 18 Aries, Mercury 12 Aries, Venus 13 Gemini, Mars 10 Taurus, Jupiter 10 Cancer, Saturn 21 Leo, Uranus 1 Pisces, Neptune 6 Leo, Pluto 4 Cancer, Asc 29 Virgo, Mc 29 Gemini, Sun Conjunct Mars, Sun Square Neptune, Sun Sextile Jupiter, Moon Trine Saturn, Moon Conjunct Mercury, Sun Sextile Pluto, Moon Semi Square Uranus, Mercury Sextile Venus, Mercury Square Jupiter, Mars Sextile Jupiter, Mars Square Neptune, Jupiter Conjunct Pluto, Saturn Semi Square Pluto, Uranus Trine Pluto, Uranus Quincunx Ascendant, Uranus Trine Midheaven, Neptune Semi Sextile Pluto, Pluto Conjunct Midheaven, Ascendant Square Midheaven

Categories related to Ike Altgens: 20th-century American male actors, 1995 deaths, April 28 births, Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning, American photojournalists, Southern Methodist University alumni, Associated Press photographers, Male actors from Dallas, Military personnel from Dallas, 1919 births, Witnesses to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Associated Press reporters, United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II, Journalists from Dallas

Photo attribution: Donald C. "Clint" Grant, The Estate of James W. "Ike" Altgens via Ronald E. Grant