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C. Walder Parke letter to General Omar Bradley about veterans' benefits, April 12, 1946
No full textLetter from C. Walder Parke to the Veterans Administration regarding a subsistence payment that Parke felt he was owed under the G. I. Bill of Rights. Parke enrolled as a part-time student and began work as a full-time employee on October 1, 1945, and had applied for veterans' benefits on September 1, the day of his discharge from the Army Air Forces. This letter was his attempt to collect the payment for the month prior to his employment, since he already knew that full-time employees were not eligible for this benefit. The Veterans Administration did not grant his request. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72
Major General G. C. Brant letter to C. Walder Parke's parents, March 20, 1943
No full textLetter from Major General G. C. Brant to C. Walder Parke's parents congratulating them on their son's acceptance into the pilot training program. Brant stresses the high standards required for a military air pilot, and mentions that the Classification Board believed Parke was suited for the task. Classification consists of the mental and physical evaluations that determine the type of position for which a newly enlisted airman will begin training. Parke finished very little of the pilot training before he chose a different position. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72
Andrew G. Walder, China under Mao : A Revolution derailed, Cambridge (Mass.) : Harvard University Press, 2015
No full textXiao-Planes Xiaohong. Andrew G. Walder, China under Mao : A Revolution derailed, Cambridge (Mass.) : Harvard University Press, 2015. In: Études chinoises, vol. 37, n°1,2018. pp. 197-199
Roderick MacFarquhar et Michael Schoenhals, Mao’s Last Revolution, 2006 Joseph W. Esherick, Paul G. Pickowicz and Andrew G. Walder (ed.), The Chinese Cultural Revolution as History, 2006
No full textBonnin Michel. Roderick MacFarquhar et Michael Schoenhals, Mao’s Last Revolution, 2006 Joseph W. Esherick, Paul G. Pickowicz and Andrew G. Walder (ed.), The Chinese Cultural Revolution as History, 2006. In: Études chinoises, n°25, 2006. pp. 491-498
Roderick MacFarquhar et Michael Schoenhals, Mao’s Last Revolution, 2006 Joseph W. Esherick, Paul G. Pickowicz and Andrew G. Walder (ed.), The Chinese Cultural Revolution as History, 2006
No full textBonnin Michel. Roderick MacFarquhar et Michael Schoenhals, Mao’s Last Revolution, 2006 Joseph W. Esherick, Paul G. Pickowicz and Andrew G. Walder (ed.), The Chinese Cultural Revolution as History, 2006. In: Études chinoises, n°25, 2006. pp. 491-498
Operation of the Flux Gate Compass in B-17 G
No full textMilitary manual for the use, maintenance, and repair of the "flux gate compass," an electronic device used for navigation on board B-17 bombers. What this manual refers to as a "flux gate compass" would be known today as a type of heading indicator. Heading indicators show the direction in which the front of the plane is pointed. This particular type of heading indicator uses a gyroscope as its primary means of determining orientation, and an electromagnetic sensor that automatically corrects the gyroscope over set durations. This sensor is referred to as a "flux gate," and should not be confused with a basic "flux gate compass" of today, which contains no gyroscope. As a navigator, C. Walder Parke would have used this device frequently, and he took further notes for his own benefit on the reverse of the manual. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72
"Mission Mistress" crew with traded guns
No full textPhotograph of C. Walder Parke and the crew of the B-17 "Mission Mistress" a couple of days after returning to England. Their plane was shot down over northern France, and they traded goods with the Canadians stationed where they made their emergency landing. The guns in this picture are some of the items for which they traded. This crew belonged to the 410th Bomb Squadron of the 94th Bombardment Group in the Eighth Air Force. From left to right, those in the front row are: radio operator Henry B. Lence; bombardier Allen E. Silva; top turret gunner Raymond E. Cabel; tail gunner Manuel Grant; and waist gunner Norman Ratliff. Those in the back row, from left to right, are: waist gunner Clifford H. Eby; co-pilot Vernon R. Kreger; pilot Raymond J. Graves; Parke; and ball turret gunner Roland G. Attaway. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72
Aquatic biophysical inventory of major tributaries in the AOSERP study area. Volume II: Atlas
No full textThis report contains maps showing fish collection locations, photos and details of the physical characteristics of nine streams within five watersheds (Firebag, Muskeg, Steepbank, MacKay, and Ells) in the AOSERP study area. The Atlas accompanies the Volume 1 report (Sekerak, A.D. and G.L. Walder, 1980)
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