This 1944 Bakersfield Californian sports clipping tells the story of Captain George 'Sonny' Franck, a former University of Minnesota football All-American turned Marine Corps fighter pilot, who was shot down during a strafing attack on Japanese-held Wotje Atoll and rescued. He is shown being greeted by fellow Marine officer and former Chicago White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons -- a wartime human-interest story that brought the Pacific war home to American sports fans. Project: 218156