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D13116-5
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- 1942-07-15 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Sgt. Wallace Drake instructs Pfc. Paul Young, second from left, and another unidentified Guardsman in the silhouettes of enemy aircraft. The men were part of a special detachment of the 4th Volunteer Infantry, Washington State Guard, on active duty in July of 1942 as enemy aircraft spotters on the Olympic Peninsula. The men were serving as the eyes and ears of the Fourth Fighter Command, responsible for the air defense of the Pacific Northwest. TPL-796 (T. Times 7/28/1942, pg. 3)
Washington State Guard (Tacoma); Drake, Wallace; Young, Paul; Silhouettes;