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Title: |
B-26 Marauder Archives, Hugh H. Walker Collection |
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Repository: |
Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, The University of Akron
Phone: 330-972-7670 http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives |
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Creator: |
Hugh H. Walker |
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Dates: |
1943-2000 |
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Quantity: |
.72 cubic feet |
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Abstract: |
The Hugh H. Walker Collection consists of 391st Bombardment Group photographs taken during World War II, the awards and flight records of Edward Klacik, and B-26 Marauder related newspaper articles. |
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Identification: |
100/32 |
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Location: |
Archival Services |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
Hugh H. Walker joined the 391st Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Force in April 1944 at Matching Green, Essex, England. He was assigned to the 572nd Bombardment Squadron as a pilot and flew 54 missions until injured in August 1944 during an aircraft accident. In October, 1944, he returned stateside to become a B-26 Marauder instructor in Las Vegas, Nevada and then an A-26 instructor at Lake Charles, Louisiana. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1975 after a thirty-three year career. In 1974, Hugh Walker helped establish the 391st Bomb Group Association, participating in the group until his death in 2008.
The Hugh H. Walker Collection consists of numerous photographs depicting the 391st Bombardment Group stationed throughout the European Theater of Operations and the military records of Edward Klacik, a 391st Bombardment Group, 572nd Bombardment Squadron engineer who was killed in action during the war.
Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing from Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron.
No restrictions on access; except not available through interlibrary loan. Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing from Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Identification of Item], B-26 Marauder Archives, Hugh H. Walker Collection, Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
Processed by Kevin Klesta, 2014