The Snapshots in Time Collection
Scrapbook Page: Marine Aviator Portraits and 1944 Newspaper Clipping on Rescue of Capt. George 'Sonny' Franck at Wotje
This scrapbook page from the McAleer family collection pairs training-era snapshots of a Marine Corps aviator with a 1944 newspaper clipping recounting the rescue of Captain George 'Sonny' Franck, a former University of Minnesota football star turned Marine fighter pilot, after he was shot down over Japanese-held Wotje Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Project: 218184