Young Oregon boy asks Roosevelt for flight lessons
Twelve year old Bobby Walker of Yale writes to President Roosevelt asking for instructions and photos to learn to fly a plane while supporting the war effort. He notes a shelling 300 miles from his Oregon coast home and urges guidance or books and models, with the President directing the Civil Aeronautics Administration to furnish pictures.
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Washington
Bobby Walker
Yale
Ore
Roosevelt
P.S
Oregon
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Bobby
Enlisted Gunners Named Heroes in Yank Report
Capt R H Parham of the 3rd Air Force urges more credit for aircrew enlisted gunners. He cited unnamed gunner Brown and others as brave anti aircraft men who defended bombers like Capt Wheless and McElroy, noting YANK will pursue more reports on enlisted heroes and give them recognition.
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Washington
R. H. Parham
3Rd Air Force
Yank
Parham
RAF
P.R.O
Hubert Wheless
America
Brown
Captain Wheless
Sgt. Brown
Captain Wireless
PRA
Pothick
Philippines
McElroy
Tokyo Ghost Town Ashes Mark Toycity Bombing
A Texas town near Sloan Field Midland Army Flying School built a mock Tokyo with docks ships and warehouses. Bombers from three directions dropped forty bombs from 12 000 feet, destroying the model city to ash. One soldier keeps ashes in an urn to scatter on the real Tokyo someday.
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Tokyo
Texas
Sloan Field
Midland Army Flying School
Hirohito
Hell
Shaw Returns to Fight After Pearl Harbor
The U S destroyer Shaw, though expected not to see service again after a Pearl Harbor bombing, steamed back to battle with a temporary steel bow. She left Pearl Harbor for a West Coast port for permanent repairs and completed the voyage in ten days.
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San Francisco
U. S
Shaw
Pearl Harbor
Stone walls and rocky soils shape a New England farm
A chaplain recounts how a Connecticut farmer cleared rocky ground with sweat and effort after workers and machines, noting a line about God helping yet needing human work. The piece contrasts harsh terrain with the resulting fields and village visits, ending with a reflective question.
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New England
Connecticut
New England States
Carrie
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