History: Edmonds’ reaction to entering World War II

While investigating the two-part article on Lt. Colonel “Wild Bill Crump,” that was a lasting Edmonds resident as well as a World War II competitor pilot, I understood that Bill was just a junior in secondary school when the Japanese flopped Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941. I questioned what life resembled for Bill as well as the various other citizens of Edmonds at the end of 1941 as well as throughout 1942, which was the time in between the strike on Pearl Harbor, as well as when he finished secondary school as well as employed in the United States Army Air Force (USAAF).

Let’s take a peek back in background to see just how Edmonds reacted throughout the very first year of World War II.

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Since 1939, when the problem in Europe developed, it appeared unavoidable that the united state would eventually be attracted right into the battle royal. World War I had not succeeded in …