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Identifier

WT_1943_12_18

Publication Date

12-18-1943

Description

This 12-page color newspaper is a printed document about the Walker Army Air Base. This document is listed as Volume 1, Number 44, published on Saturday, December 18, 1943. The Walker Air Base was located between Walker and Victoria, Kansas. A red border is printed around the top, bottom, and left side of page 1. Page 1 features a photograph of Major Henry Coles holding a pair of binoculars, titled “Every Inch A Soldier.” Page 1 also features a photograph, titled “24 Army Years,” of Mike Kell wearing a military uniform. At the bottom of page 1 is a photograph, titled “Snappy M.P.s In New White Belts and Puttees,” depicting Cpl. Robert Edwards, Pfc. Frank Drnach, Cpl. Everett Weggamon, Pvt. Richard Blatnick, Pvt, Dwight Layman, Pvt. Sam Soussi, Pvt. Clinton Patterson, Pvt. Virgil Austin, Pvt Virgil Whitt, Pfc. William Driscoll, Pfc. Carl Farmer, Pvt. Riley Creel, Pvt. Gabriel Ferrante, and Pfc. Milo Papan standing behind a fountain. Page 2 features an illustration of “The Wolf” signed by Sansone. An entry on page 2 is titled “Yankwiz” by Bob Hawk, Quizmaster, followed by a quote reading “‘Thanks to the Yanks.” Beneath the quote is “Saturdays, C. B. S.” Page 3 features a photograph, titled “Future Fliers for the Army Air Forces,” depicting Col. Hewitt congratulating Frederick Becker, Cadet Sgt. Casimir Kowrach, C/Sgt. Elmer Mulson, C/Cpl. Edgar McBridge, and C/Cpl. Philip Dorian. The left column on page 4 is titled “Chapel Corner.” Page 5 features a photograph, titled “Getting Ready to Fly ‘in the Dark,’” depicting a cadet and officer in a cockpit preparing for takeoff. Page 6 features an edition of the comic Male Call by Milton Caniff, consisting of four panels. Page 7 features a photograph, titled “Sub-Depot Employes Receiving Awards,” depicting a crowd of Sub-Depot employees being presented with awards. Page 8 features a photograph, titled “Cowling Flap Motor,” depicting Helen Devlin holindg a Lear Avia electric motor. The bottom of page 8 features two photographs, titled “Commanding Officers Present Civilian Awards at Sub-Depot.” The left photograph depicts Col. Lewis presenting Robert M. Dillard with an award, and the right photograph depicts Col. Hewitt presenting an award to Margaret Hussman. Page 9 features a photograph, titled “Sloppy or Snappy? Which Are You?,” of two uniformed soldiers standing side by side. Page 10 features an illustration of a soldier holding a woman, signed by Pvt. Harry George. Page 10 has an entry titled “Answers to Bob Hawk’s Yankwiz” in bold letters. Page 11 features a photograph, titled “Christmas Greetings from a Walker Bride,” of singer and actor Gale Robbins, wife of Lt. Robert Olsen of the Walker Air Field. Page 12 features a photograph, titled “Happy Hunting! Coast Guard Tails U-Boat,” depicting a crowd of Coast Guards on a ship watching an explosion in the ocean. A red border is printed along the bottom and right sides of page 12.

Physical Description

8"x 11" printed newspaper

Rights

This material is in the public domain.

Publisher

United States Army Air Corps

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Language

eng

Walker Talker: Saturday, December 18, 1943

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