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Fort Walla Walla Remembers WW II

 

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A soldier and his companion. The Mach Collection, Fort Walla Walla Museum.

WALLA WALLA – Fort Walla Walla Museum is featuring a special exhibit, "Walla Walla and the World Wars," now through Sept. 5. The exhibit features more than 400 artifacts and 100 images.

The majority of the photos were taken by Tech. Sgt. William "Bill Mach, a photographer stationed at the Walla Walla Army Air Base during World War II, and depict life at the base. Some of the most striking images from this collection include a soldier on a motorcycle with a dog wearing a Military Police armband as a collar in the sidecar, a photo of two female mechanics working on a plane, and a soldier a...



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